Our present day lives, both on an individual and societal level, are so heavily influenced by the past, that at times it seems as if the past, is in fact the present. The association and consequence of the two are considered by Trouillot in The Presence in the Past. He reminds us that time is not chronological as we’ve come to represent it and that the past is not fixed or separate from the present, instead, he contends that practices of the past more specifically those of slavery, coexist with the principles of the present day. Initially he argues that historical representation, most notably formulized images and text, should be scrutinized as the production and consumption of such works may not only misrepresent the experience, but it