Stereotypes Aren't Always Right

One stereotype that is said about most of the slave-owners in the United States around the time of the Civil War was that they were all cruel to their slaves. That is not true. As a matter of fact there is a passage from The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman that states there is a white lady with slaves traveling south. Jane tries to tell them to get moving and that its better in the north. However, these slaves were loyal to the white lady and said she knew what was best and they were sticking with her. This gives reason to believe not all stereotypes are true.