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According to the book, in what ways did enslavers justify the enslavement of Black people? How do these relate to the racist belief that Black people were less than white people?
The authors assert, “Freedom did not erase racism. In fact, it could make racism worse” (124). Analyze how freedom might increase racism. To what extent is this true for Ona?
What aspects of Ona’s life are lost to history because of her status as an enslaved person? How do the authors handle such gaps in their rendering of Ona’s story? What might this say about the genre of historical narrative?
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