Great use of the theme of survival as a unifying thread across the readings we've done so far. It is interesting to thing of both the enslaved person and the slaveholder as being motivated by survival. Boundaries, as you've pointed out, can insulate and protect us. And, when we have to transcend boundaries, the resultant issue of dual identities can be troubling, to put it mildly. I think disparities of power relations also play into these cases. All too often, those in power use it to oppress others for their own security, as slaveholders did. Do you think our readings provide a way forward or an alternate way of looking at the past that would help us to overcome the negative aspects of these relationships?