Upon being freed, the only friend the blacks had was their former owners. It was like being born in a barn, constantly wanting to leave this barnyard. Once you get the opportunity to, you did not somehow realize the world is bigger than you imagined and how there are wolves and much more dangerous animals outside of the barn and all you can do is return to the safety, you have ever known 'the barn'. Black people were never ever taught about taxes and so many things about living in the real world. It was a constant struggle for every freed slave. The struggle to gain freedom then the struggle to live with your freedom in the real world. Having your life revolve around a small perimeter of land and now being allowed to see just how much bigger the world was with the depth of the ocean and ea
