In today's world it is important to realize that not everything that is said is true. People can and will lie and no one can stop that. The important thing is that you go deeper into issues. The book To Be a Slave is quite believable. The main reason is that Julius Lester did not write this book solely with his own opinions. The majority of the book is made up of real accounts of ex-slaves. Actual books and collections from sources such as the library of congress are used in To Be a Slave. Another reason that this book is realistic is from the vivid details of the written contributions from slaves. For instance in chapter two in the account from Nancy Williams she seems to recall exactly what was said during one moment when she was younger (Lester 42). However, this also raises the question of how someone might remember so many small things, and how it would be possible to simply create these writings and say they are actual accounts.
Lester, Julius. To Be A Slave. New York City: Scholastic, 1968.
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