[[Classe Européenne]] I have a body dark and strong I was young but not for long You took me to bed a little girl Let me in a woman's world You can take my body You can take my bones You can take my blood But not my soul Day by day I work the line Every minute overtime Fingers numble Fingers quick My fingers bleed to make you rich I'm maybe not so smart But I'm a needed part We're now together But it will not last forever I can't set me free But I won't lost the will to live Type of document = It is an extract of a book named *Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl* Who = A mother, a slavetrader What? = It speaks about the reaction of the mother when she loose her child? Where? = In America When? = 1861 Author's opinion on slavery = she is against the slavery Type : an advertissement Who? = 3 slaves What? = They were be sell Where? = under the trees When? = Monday the 18th May, 1829 Author's opinion on slavery = He's for that Similarities : It speaks about the slavery. a slave auction. Same period Differences : it's not the same opinions and it's not the same place. In the 1 it's an advertisement and the 2 is an extract. a slave auction = une vente aux enchères both = les deux while = whereas = tandis que / alors que for ≠ against = pour ≠ contre London, subway, mine, dig , metro, tunnel. Workers. Harriet Tubman She was a slave and she became one of the great conductors. Slave owners put a bounties on her head. She never stop to make the world a better place. She was really good at to not get caught. She helped the women laws. helps slave to escape by the underground railroad undergroud = secret railroad = passage to get the states where there is no slavery. Conductors = ex-slaves who helps slaves Passengers = Slaves who tries to escape. Station : place where the slaves were hiding. ils devaient être bons pour garder un secret. Men who were opposed to slavery were called "abollisionnist" Stations masters = composed with abollisionnist *what was it?* The **underground railroad** was a **secret way** for **slaves to escape,** to go to states where slavery was abolished or even to Canada. The "conductors" were ex-slaves who guided people to go Norh and be free. "**Underground**" meant secret and "**railroad**" refers to the **paths/ roads** taken by the **slaves**. The **slaves** were called "**passengers**". **Hiding places** were called "**stations**". They were located in caves, farms or even under church floors. They were helped by "**stations masters**" who **hosted** them. It was **illegal**, against the law. The people who **helped** slaves were called **abolitionists**. *Harriet Tubman :* She was born a **slave** and became a famous "conductor". She went back again and again to help other slaves and she never got caught even if they had put a bounty on her head. She also fought for the women's right to vote and delivered speeches.