Enslaved people overwhelmingly hated slavery and saw it as a brutal, dehumanizing, and unjust system. While individual experiences varied, common reactions included:
Despair and grief over being torn from family and homeland
Resistance, both passive (working slowly, feigning illness) and active (running away, revolting)
Hope and resilience, often found through religion, music, and community
A desire for freedom, expressed through escape attempts and uprisings
Enslaved people were not passive victims—they were fully aware of their oppression and constantly sought ways to survive, resist, and assert their humanity despite horrific conditions.
A slave's view of slavery would likely be one of oppression, loss of freedom, and degradation. Slavery strips individuals of their basic human rights and autonomy, leading to a sense of helplessness and despair. It is a system that perpetuates inequality and perpetuates generational trauma.
According to Dew and Harper, slaves benefitted from slavery by creating a social balance that allowed for a booming economy. They felt that the south's economy was successful because of the slavery was in place and that it was necessary.
Abolitionists are individuals who advocate for the freedom and emancipation of slaves. They believe that slavery is a violation of human rights and work towards its abolition. Prominent historical figures such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and William Wilberforce were all abolitionists who fought against the institution of slavery.
Southerners have no part in slavery today. During the time period of slavery, obviously before the civil war, slaves WERE exceptionally important though. Slaves were used because they were cheap, hardworking people. If these slaves ever disobeyed their masters, they were severely whipped. Slaves were very popular because they were needed to tend to the master's plantation.
Sam Houston opposed the expansion of slavery and believed in the eventual abolition of slavery in the United States. He supported the Union during the Civil War and refused to swear allegiance to the Confederacy. Despite owning slaves himself, Houston's views on slavery were considered progressive for his time.
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the Southern planters thought that slavery shouldn't be ended for they needed the slaves for their crops
Antislavery literature clearly signified how slavery felt and how similar slaves were to their white counterparts.
they passed slaves sdown from one to the other....a chain. think of it as gossip
Amendment 13 abolishes slavery I think 15 let former slaves vote... maybe 14, too
Slavery still exists. There are 25 million men, women, and children that are slaves today. The people who own slaves see them as property and buy/sell them around the world. Many children are sex slaves and Isis even has published a handbook on slavery and how to enslave people. The people against slavery work at freeing people. Today there are some groups who raise money to buy people out of slavery.
Slave rebellions resulted in increased restrictions for slaves.
Slaves did not benefit from slavery.
Any slaves in Texas came with settlers. They did not arrive by ship. Only 5% of the slaves were in Texas and Mexico outlawed 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.
the slavery expansion. slaves were forced to work more
the slaves had to work in the cotton fields