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Slave holding elevated the social status of southern whites by making them appear rich enough to have workers to help them in their homes and on their farms.
As a filthy, barbaric human being who whites were inferior too.
Nat Turner led a slave revolt in 1831 which killed 57 whites.
Slave owners feared poor whites because they were seen as competition for labor resources. Poor whites could potentially undermine the hierarchical structure of society by forming alliances with slaves to challenge the institution of slavery. Additionally, poor whites posed a threat to the economic interests of slave owners by demanding higher wages or better working conditions.
African American slaves enjoyed a period when they were allowed to vote. :-)
Slave holders wanted poor whites to view slavery as necessary for the economy and society in order to prevent them from organizing against the institution of slavery. By instilling a sense of superiority in poor whites over enslaved individuals, slave holders sought to maintain social order and divide potential sources of resistance. Additionally, by convincing poor whites that their own livelihoods were tied to the existence of slavery, slave holders aimed to ensure their continued support for the system.
They needed their political support.
Slave revolts
1831
There where no whites in slavery. Abe. Lincon free the slaves in history.
The biggest fear of whites in the antebellum South was slave rebellions. The potential for uprisings among enslaved people was a constant source of anxiety among white slave owners and society at large. This fear was fueled by events like Nat Turner's rebellion in 1831.