Can We Trust?

Yes, I think we can trust what's written in To be a Slave. This is because the author has used information from people, books, and letters. You can't always trust what people say, but the people he got information from have actually been through slavery. They wouldn't just make up lies. Also, everyone has similar stories, and it's not like they're all making up lies. The fact that everyone is telling similar stories proves that what they're saying is true. He put the names of the people and the names of the books that he got information in the book, too. This means he is sure of the information. He wouldn't just write something he knew wasn't true and then put the name of the book in it. He is African-American, and his ancestors were slaves, so he might take sides with the slaves. But this doesn't mean that just because he could take sides he isn't writing truthful information. So, I still believe that the information, or at least most of it is truthful.