Corn, colombus, and slavery. Speaks of 'Origin of Indian Corn', the diary of Colombus first voyage, and "

        Far and away I have done more reading in the past month for this class than for any class in the 13 years I have been going to school. I have really gotten into the readings and have enjoyed learning about the many historical events we have studied. There was about six readings that I enjoyed the most, but for this assignment I had to choose three that I would like to go into more depth …

…'sickness and death'. He tells his parents that he ate more in a day back home in England than he eats in a week now. From this letter, I can interpret the torture of slavery and the many traumas the slaves had to live through. The writer's quote 'I would give up my limbs to be back in England' helps to understand all I need to know about the history of slavery in our country.