Black slaves used many forms of resistance to rebel against slavery. Black slaves would kill themselves, they would also kill their own children, and sabotage by staging slowdowns.
Black slaves used many forms of resistance to rebel against slavery. Black slaves would kill themselves, they would also kill their own children, and sabotage by staging slowdowns.
Slaves used passive resistance by pretending to be ill or working slowly, they used sabotage by breaking tools or damaging crops, and they used escape by running away from plantations to seek freedom.
In addition to revolts, slaves used passive forms of resistance such as refusing to work, pretending to be sick or sleeping late to disrupt productivity. Some slaves also engaged in self-mutilation as a form of protest against their enslavement. Another common form of resistance was attempting to run away from plantations to seek freedom.
One example of passive resistance used by slaves was pretending to be sick or injured to avoid work. Slaves would sometimes slow down their work pace, feign illness, or cause accidents to disrupt the productivity of their owners. These forms of resistance were subtle ways for slaves to resist their oppressors without directly challenging them.
Pretending to be sick to avoid work is an example of passive resistance used by slaves.
Slaves used various forms of non-insurrectionary resistance to resist the dehumanizing conditions of slavery, such as acts of sabotage, feigning illness, and covertly teaching other slaves to read. These tactics allowed slaves to assert some degree of agency and resist their oppressors without resorting to violent uprisings.
Slaves expressed discontent through various means such as sabotage, work slowdowns, feigning illness, and occasional violent rebellions. They also used subtle forms of resistance like breaking tools, feigning ignorance, or disrupting work routines to resist the dehumanizing conditions of slavery.
Slaves resisted slavery through indirect forms of resistance such as sabotage, working slowly, pretending to be sick, breaking tools, and feigning ignorance. They also used cultural traditions, language, and music as a way to maintain a sense of identity and community in the face of oppression. Additionally, some slaves sought to undermine the system by running away or participating in rebellions.
bravery resistance
Sabotaging equipment or tools, pretending to be sick or injured, or deliberately working slowly are examples of passive resistance that slaves used to disrupt the system of slavery without directly confronting their oppressors.
Escaping to a maroon colony
Pretending to be sick to avoid work.