Even though many slaves did not have the opportunity to receive an education, some of them were lucky enough to get one through their owner. Not all slave owners were as evil as they were portrayed. Some slave owners were only owners because it was the thing to do in the South and they did not want to be seen as outcasts by others. Harriet was lucky to have a teacher who could teach her to sew and write. She received enough education to write such a descriptive account of her experiences. This is not surprising since many others also wrote about their time as slaves and the horrific experiences they had. A Northern African American did not have to worry much about being a slave because the North was a free state. Slaves, even though they didn't have to worry as much, were still not seen as equals. African Americans were still considered an inferior group to whites. America was not a slave republic since the Northern states began to abolish