Summary Of This Cargo Of Human Flesh By William Wells Brown
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William Wells Brown is the son of a black slave and is fathered by a white slaveholder. He is a house slave, and appears to be related to his master. Although he does not directly confirm what his biological relationship is to his master, he states in, “This Cargo of Human Flesh,” “I suppose my master was restrained from selling me by the fact that I was a near relative of his.” He resides in Missouri, near St. Louis, bouncing from location to location as he is essentially rented for duties to other masters. His position requires him to serve the men and their families in home, drive them, and perform other obligations relating to their work. Although he is subjected to horrible scrutiny and whippings for small occurrences, the most painful