Diary of Ayana Day 2

Dear diary,

 Today was such a stressful day on the farm,since it`s harvest season we have to work much harder.But tomorrow it`ll all be better when i get to see Abigail. Abigail is my best friend who lives with her mom and siblings.Her dad was separated from the family due to slavery.One thing I am happy about is that when we were slaves our family did not get separated. Abigail is suppose to come over to trade some goods and hang out for a little bit. I haven`t seen her since Sunday at church because she does not go to school with me.She has to stay home and help her mom with work. I am actually a few lucky one that get to go to school.

    Today I had to go to the shop to buy some new cloth so I can put together a dress for mom`s birthday.
Since there isn`t much I can buy , because it`d be too expensive to buy. Right now the British rules us, we are loyal to them since they granted us freedom.
   Our family was quite beaten and abused , we went through but we are now that we finally found a place that accepts us and sees that we are too human.This new land that I call home is the best thing that happened to me. I am writing this diary so my children can look back and understand how I lived my life as a slave and am now in the "land of freedom"

                                                                                                           - Ayanna
                        
 by Nawshin Nazat

#3 Diary of Ayana Day 1

  Introduction

Ayana is a 15 year old girl that was born into slavery but is now free with her family with the help of the underground railroad.Her family now owns a farm in British North America.She lives with her Dad,Mom and her brother James.Her best friend is Abigail Johnson.

Dear Diary 

  Today I woke up to another peaceful morning, it feels good looking up and not worrying about what my master`s plan are for me today. It fells good not having to cook, clean and looking after them. I instead wake up making breakfast for dad, James and mom. 

  Mom woke up early today to work on the farm. All the African slaves that escape to freedom to British North America either now have their own farms or work in town. My family and I are one of the families that escaped using the Underground Railroad. Owning our farm is a relied, not worrying about the food that we will eat. The money that we make by selling our crops are used to buy clothing and materials.

  Even though we are living a much easier life then we were living before, we can still feel the dislike and racism towards us. Like going to school and totally ignored by everyone else because I was African-American. Every Sunday, our family goes to church to pray and sing, I love it. This church was built for everyone, but only African-American come. I have to help mom make dinner, I`ll come back to write on you tomorrow.  
                                                                            - Ayanna
by Nawshin Nazat


references
http://protoplasm.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/african-american-slaves-picking-cotton1252618540.jpg
http://www.osblackhistory.com/history.php
http://www.suite101.com/content/slavery-in-canada-a181717

Diary Of Shennae day 2

 It is morning, maybe time for fetching some sticks. We do not need any clock to watch the time. In here, we can understand when it time to work, when it time to wake up, when it time to sleep and when it time to pray. Everybody in here, know that when the sun rise, it is morning. When the sun goes upward, it is afternoon. When the sun goes down, it is evening and when the sky is turning dark, it is night. You need to maintain all rules in here and if you do not do that, you have to get punishment. You have to start your work in morning and finish before night. One day there was nobody at home without me and some of my best friends. So we got a chance n my life. I will never going to forget all those for breaking rules. We did not finish our work and doing fun all day long. That was the best time ever had.

by Afra

#2 Diary of Shennae day 1

By Afra

       Today I woke up early, just like other days. After that when I was getting ready for a bath I saw there was not any water for bath and drink either. So now my first work, take a bucket and fetch water for drink and bath. After a long walk I saw a small puddle with less water. I was tired from my walking journey, so I drank the water and started to walk again. I thing I walked, three to five miles from my home and it took like three hours, my legs were hurting. So I started to return home with my empty bucket but in last moment I found some water,which water people can not drink,which water they can not use for bath and which water made up of tears. I found a woman was crying, her tear was rolling from her eyes and down her cheek and some people was crowding around her. I asked her why she was crying, what happened.She told me that some people took her husband and her daughter, and told her that they have something to talk with her husband and her daughter, but one day left, they are not coming back. Some people was telling her, they will be back soon. But how they will be back?  

#2 Diary of Albert

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After all the time I finally was lead through these pathways called they SS and made myself to Canada with the help groups that were involved in the situation. When I arrived in Canada I could immediately smell the freedom. The two main things I wanted for myself was freedom and peace. In Canada I've met a lot of nice people I was also greeted by a few. Canada for me was a place to start again and start a whole new life and forget about the slavery. Then days passed and I was ready to start school I packed my lunch kissed my mom and left. I new the directions but I was really scared and nervous wondering what the people at school were like bad or good. I finally get the life my family and I deserve. We are free and are able to many things. We can get the supplies we need. I've never felt better in my whole life. My family and I are treated with respect and not and never assaulted. Its great to be in Canada everywhere I go I no I will be ok and wouldn't have to worry about anything but my self and those around me.

By Wael

#1 Dairy of Albert

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I remember the days when I would wake up and have work ahead of me. I would walk outside to fetch water for my family. We were a very unfortunate family with no supplies. We live in a house built by any thing we could find. I would walk so far to fetch my water i would sit down and rest. Once i got a hand on the water I took a drink because of all the walking. The water had a brownish color to it, it wasn't pure but it was all we could find. After i would head back home and give my mom the the water and I would later on head to work. I work in this shop where I make T-shirts, sweaters and shoes. I would be paid 1 dollar every hour and I would work 10 hours everyday. After I would take that money and buy food for my family. The type of food i would buy is baked food like rice usually because that would take up the money I had which was just about 10$. My life was like this being tortured, But now my life is just about to change.




By Wael

Introduction

Our Blogs each have a different story about 3 different people, and their lives as African-americans of Pre-confederation.

#1 diary is of Albert - Wael

#2 diary of Ayanna- Nawshin

#3 diary of Shennae- Afra

Thank you.