While reading from pages 21-40 there was a significant moment that intrigued me. It was located on page 27 the very first paragraph. It clearly states that slaves during that time period could purchase there freedom from the bigots. I find that significant moment to be quite fascinating. While slavery was intact slaves had no freedom at all. No matter how hard they worked there masters still kept them as peasants. Sometimes their masters would even increase the price if they wanted to purchase their freedom. They knew that the slaves had no power and land. Which meant that they had no money and they were very poor. Usually slave owners would whip the slaves or kill them if they mentioned freedom. Back in the rural south the caucasions were dominant and wanted to remain dominant. They would lynch African Americans if they committed a crime or injured a white man. If freedom was ever mentioned bad things would occur. They would either get brutally whipped untill they have saggy skin. Or they would get shipped to another buyer.During slavery African Americans would try to escape to the North. The North opposed against slavery and that was where freedom actually existed. This reminds me of a book that has a similar conflict. The book is called  Nught John by Gary Paulsen. Slavery is intact and an educated African-American actually stands up against his master. The fact that he actually fights for justice and equality for his African-American friends. He does this by talking to his master about freedom and how they should be treated. In the end Night John is considered a hero to his people but is brutally whipped and his fingers are cut off. He then is shipped off to another buyer.