Final Project activity for "The Black Saxons"

This was a very interesting story--like nothing I have ever read before. The way the author portrayed the slave jargon was amazing...a bit difficult to read, but helped the development of the various characters. As far as my thoughts on the meeting go, I do think it was a good idea. It let the whole community of slaves come together and organize--decide on a course of action. Especially after the meeting that the slave holder attended in disguise, the slaves had decided not to murder their masters and make their escape when the British reached the land. If this had not been decided or if a meeting had not taken place, masters would have been killed, slaves would have been killed and the greater sense of unity would be weak throughout the slaves. I am interested that only men attended the meetings (or were reported to have attended the meetings) and not women. What would the outcome have been if women had been involved? At the end of the short story, the author says
"These cogitations did not, so far as I ever heard, lead to the emancipation of his bondmen; but they did prevent his revealing a secret, which would have brought hundreds to an immediate and violent death. After a painful conflict between contending feelings and duties, he contented himself with advising the magistrates to forbid all meetings whatsoever among the colored people, until the war was ended."

I am glad that the author included this part because it goes to support my belief that the meeting was a good idea. The slaves were able to reach a decision before the magistrates forbade all meetings among colored people. Also the meeting was successfull because it changed the thought of this slave holder and lead him not to reveal their secret of meeting in the forest together. juicy content...good read.