Based on the interview with Cora Scroggins, her experiences with slavery were oddly delightful and peaceful rather than gruesomely brutal. She doesn’t account too much of her own experiences, but from her wording alone on her family’s, more specifically her mother’s experiences, as a slave, it spoke volumes about her treatment and stance on slavery. It’s also noteworthy to mention that Scroggins was originally born in Clarendon, Arkansas, to parents of “rare” ethnic makeup, which may have contributed to her and her family's positive experiences and outlook on slavery as a whole. Considering this is the period of slavery, where many whites opposed miscegenation, it’s interesting to think about the most probable cause of these interracial individuals.…show more content… Because parts of her narrative are brief, it leaves a ton of unanswered questions on the surrounding elements of Scroggins and her family. Yet, it still offers various outlets of context in which the audience can piece together, based on the time period and their circumstances, gaining a deeper understanding of this unusual slave narrative. As mentioned earlier, Scroggins’ slave narrative did not include any grisly events that came through the institution of slavery. There were no accounts of inhumane treatment — floggings, beatings, lynchings, slave ships, chains, etc —, but rather revelations that gave the audience an unexpected side of slavery. Her narrative was unusually positive, essentially illustrating slavery as an opportunity where her family benefited and flourished. These easy-going and joyous accounts are arguably the result of Scroggins’ mother’s appearance. During this time, it’s a given that enslaved blacks were treated differently and assigned different “roles,” on account of their appearance, aka skin
