Question

Write summary of the chapter "BOYHOOD DAYS" in simple words.

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Answer 1

Explanation:

Upon Emancipation, most newly freed slaves felt that they must accomplish two things: first, they must choose a name for themselves, and second, they must leave the plantation at least briefly to experience true freedom. Most slaves dropped the names of their masters, which occupied the place of their surnames, and replaced them with names of Union military figures or U.S. presidents like Sherman or Lincoln. Few slaves changed their first name, and most kept the Anglicized slave name given to them upon enslavement. Almost all slaves left the plantation for a period, but older slaves tended to return to their old masters’ houses and created work contracts so that they could remain in their old homes.