Anything to give them hope and inspiration, usually religion. Even though they couldn't read, religion was big among slaves. Some just turned to alcohol or drugs so they wouldn't have to think about the hardships.
We can only speculate unless we were actually there.
Slaves did not benefit from slavery.
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Many things were used to justify slavery. One of the arguments was that without slavery the people who were slaves would be living in worse conditions. Another was that The Bible gave them permission to have slaves and that slavery had been accepted worldwide for thousands of years. Another excuse was that by making people slaves Christian souls were saved and that Northern factory workers were not as well off as slaves. That slavery was a positive good and that the slave owner could protect and guide the slaves. Finally, that the slaves were needed to do the work.
Slavery has never left and still exists. People around the world are still slaves and sold into slavery everyday. Even in the US people are found that are slaves.
slaves had to run tored the north star to get free
It is difficult to estimate the exact number of slaves who survived slavery as many historical records are incomplete. However, it is known that some individuals did survive and eventually gained their freedom through various means such as escape, purchase, or emancipation.
The abolition of slavery in America, led to the freeing of slaves. But, it also forced freed slaves to have to survive in a country that still has racism to this very day.
the purpose of folktales was to teach lessons about how to survive under slavery. Folktales reassured slaves that they could survive by outsmarting more powerful slaveholders.
Slaves did not benefit from slavery.
I think that slaves mostly did the work,yes they did break tools but this is not how they resisted slavery:)
Although slaves did have relatives, they did not have families as such; slavery did not allow for a normal family structure. Slaves fought for the end of slavery.
One thing enslaved Africans did to survive life under slavery was to build strong communities and support networks among themselves. This allowed them to provide mutual assistance, share resources, and maintain cultural traditions despite the harsh conditions they faced.
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yes because today there are over a million american that were slaves and are in a slavery.
They were captured or Sentenced to Slavery