Different stories of history have been silenced for decades. Freedom Papers took a different approach and filled in the silences. Gender, race, and movement all played a major role in Freedom Papers. All the characters told their personal experiences which made everything come to life while reading.
     Officers of color would lose their commissions and would have to defer to commanders who might send them into battle against those they did not necessarily see as their enemies (pg.33). African Americans were forced to fight wars they had nothing to do with.  They died at the hands of the white man's advantage.  Some slaves had to fight unarmed because white colonists soldiers basically didn't trust them with weapons.  As we saw in the movie, black men were not seen as humans and they had no rights.
     Slaves were often stripped of their identity if they were documented properly. Even if they were originally freed they would have to prove themselves free. Marriage could free women only if their husband was already free. Gender and movement playes a major role in marriage.