Jamal’s StoryJamal’s Story

A fictional account of a A fictional account of a slave’s struggle in Colonial slave’s struggle in Colonial

America America

Life in AfricaLife in Africa

► Jamal was born in 1727 on the Jamal was born in 1727 on the southern coast of Africa. He was raised southern coast of Africa. He was raised by his mother and had two younger by his mother and had two younger sisters. sisters.

Friends or Foes?Friends or Foes?

►When Jamal was 10, another When Jamal was 10, another African tribe, the Hottentot, African tribe, the Hottentot, attacked and kidnapped many attacked and kidnapped many people from Jamal’s tribe, the people from Jamal’s tribe, the Griqua. His old friend from the Griqua. His old friend from the Hottentot tribe was the one Hottentot tribe was the one who captured him and his family.who captured him and his family.

Boat Ride!Boat Ride!

► The white settlers The white settlers took Jamal and his took Jamal and his family on a very long family on a very long boat ride. The boat ride. The conditions on the boat conditions on the boat were very poor, and were very poor, and many people starved many people starved or died of disease. or died of disease. Jamal was always Jamal was always hungry on the boat. hungry on the boat.

MarketMarket

► Jamal was separated from his family Jamal was separated from his family and was taken to a market. He and was taken to a market. He thought that they would buy some thought that they would buy some food or clothes, but the White man food or clothes, but the White man was actually planning to sell was actually planning to sell himhim!!

New FamilyNew Family

►When Jamal was purchased and taken When Jamal was purchased and taken home to his new family, he was home to his new family, he was frightened and confused. He could not frightened and confused. He could not understand their language, and they understand their language, and they were constantly yelling at him to work were constantly yelling at him to work in their field. in their field.

New FriendsNew Friends

► Jamal made some new friends in the Jamal made some new friends in the field and found out that they were also field and found out that they were also from Africa. They were much older from Africa. They were much older than him, and they were unhappy with than him, and they were unhappy with their new families, too. their new families, too.

The PlanThe Plan

► Jamal’s new friends from the field were Jamal’s new friends from the field were so unhappy with their new families so unhappy with their new families that they wanted to kill their “master”! that they wanted to kill their “master”! They decided to plot a scheme to kill They decided to plot a scheme to kill the man that always made them work the man that always made them work in the fields.in the fields.

Trouble!Trouble!

►The Africans’ plans to kill the master of The Africans’ plans to kill the master of the field did not work out as they the field did not work out as they planned. The master did not die, and planned. The master did not die, and Jamal and his friends got scared. They Jamal and his friends got scared. They decided to run away.decided to run away.

LostLost

► Jamal and his friends got Jamal and his friends got separated in the woods. separated in the woods. He wandered around, day He wandered around, day and night, for many days. and night, for many days. One day, Jamal found his One day, Jamal found his way into town, and saw way into town, and saw his friends’ pictures on a his friends’ pictures on a sign in a store window. sign in a store window. The top of the sign said The top of the sign said “REWARD.” Jamal did not “REWARD.” Jamal did not know what this meant.know what this meant.

Home ComingHome Coming

► Jamal found his way back to the field Jamal found his way back to the field at his new home. He quietly walked at his new home. He quietly walked over to the barn and peeked in. Jamal over to the barn and peeked in. Jamal saw a horrible thing. All of his new saw a horrible thing. All of his new friends from the field were screaming! friends from the field were screaming! The master of the field was killing all The master of the field was killing all of them! of them!

ResolutionResolution

► Jamal did not know what to do after Jamal did not know what to do after witnessing what happened at the barn, witnessing what happened at the barn, so he ran away again. He did not stop so he ran away again. He did not stop running until he was to tired to go running until he was to tired to go another step. He laid down to rest. another step. He laid down to rest. Jamal was all alone. Jamal was all alone.

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