Week 5 Post

The Code Noir

I thought this was very interesting to read. I had no idea there were so many rules for the slaves on French American islands. I really thought that XIV was really cold. It's the one about slave burials and how they will not be buried in Holy Ground. "They will be buried at night in some field near the place where they died." I was pretty amazed when I read that.

Julien Raimond

I also liked reading this. It was interesting to read the perspective of someone who was of mixed descent. It was kind of shocking to me that he was a slave owner, especially when this article was to dismantle colonial racism. I kind of felt like it was a little hypocritical. He mentions that there were three different ages of colonialism in Saint Domingue. He also writes about how there were no European women on the island when the French got their, so they formed relationships with the slave women.

Letters

I thought everything Thomas Jefferson mentioned in these letters was interesting, especially the letters to George Tucker. When Jefferson talked about the Revolution, he mentioned that something needed to be done and if it isn't, "we shall be the murderers of our own children". It was interesting to read the perspective of Jefferson. The letter to Aaron Burr talked about the French invading America. But Jefferson said that the U.S was secure and would be safe because of all the troops. Jefferson definitely knew what was going on and was very wise in his decisions.