Question

Which two statements best describe the main reasons that formerly enslaved people wrote narratives?

1 to bring attention to the demeaning and dangerous conditions that enslaved people faced

2 to bring attention to the protection of slavery that was embedded in founding documents

3 to counter the idyllic depictions of slavery that often came from slaveholders

4 to counter the development and growth of the colonial economies

Answer 1

The two statements that best describe the main reasons that formerly enslaved people wrote narratives are Option 1 and Option 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

This literary genre is usually referred to as the slave narrative. It is based on autobiographical accounts of enslaved Africans in the colonies of Great Britain which includes the United States and other British colonial territories. It is estimated there are close to six thousand narratives, of which about 150 were published either in book form or as pamphlets. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration carried out a research project that was said to have collected more than 2,300 additional oral histories on life during slavery. They were compiled by the Works Progress Administration along with some audio recorded interviews that are held at the Library of Congress.