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No, whites have not been slaves. They are at the top of the social ladder and has access to everything. They live a life of luxury and were not controlled by anyone.

This is incorrect. Throughout history there have been many instances and still are of white slaves. Many were enslaved through indentured servitude, including children who were often sold of to pay their parents debts. Because they could only be enslaved for certain periods of time they were often sold, abused, raped, and treated worse than their black counterpart because they were considered disposable. If they went to the police to complain they were largely ignored because they had no rights. In the case of white slavery the link below has newspapers from during the Civil War discussing white slaves. Even to day there are slaves belonging to every nationality as part of the Human Trafficking.

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1864/january/white-slavery.htm

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Why whites fear black slaves?

Whites may have feared black slaves due to the perceived threat of rebellion or uprising, as well as fears of loss of control and power. Whites also may have viewed black slaves as different or inferior, leading to feelings of superiority and the need to maintain dominance through fear.


What percent of southern whites owned fewer than 5slaves?

Around 75% of southern whites owned fewer than five slaves. The majority of white southerners owned no slaves at all, as slaves were primarily held by a small percentage of wealthy plantation owners.


How did the poor whites live react to slaves?

They were very reactionary. Instead of realizing that their class status was similar to that of the slaves in the sense that they were also subjected to capitalist exploitation, they took sides with the big capitalist exploiters against the exploited and oppressed slaves.


What was a difference in life conditions between slaves and poor whites?

Slaves were owned as property, had no rights, and were subjected to brutal living and working conditions. Poor whites, while still disadvantaged, had the potential to earn wages and had some basic legal rights as free individuals. Additionally, poor whites were not subject to the same level of dehumanization and exploitation that enslaved individuals experienced.


Why did Most Southern whites not own slaves but still supported the slave system?

Most Southern whites, even if they didn't own slaves themselves, supported the slave system because they believed it reinforced their social status and economic well-being. They also perceived slaves as essential to the Southern economy and saw slavery as a fundamental part of their way of life and culture. Additionally, many non-slaveholding whites subscribed to the racial hierarchy that justified and maintained the institution of slavery.

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Why cant blacks have white slaves now to get the whites back?

The whites who had slaves are all dead. Get over it.


Why were most Southern whites reluctant to emancipate their slaves?

Southern whites were reluctant to emancipate their slaves because slaves were their livelihood. Slaves did all the dirty work such as farming and house hold chores.


Who brought slaves here?

whites


Did all whites own some land and had slaves in the south?

ANSWER:Not all Whites in the South owned land, nor did they have slaves. Many Whites were just as poor as the Black slaves. Many had to hire themselves out to do work for the wealthy land owners.Some Whites were sharecroppers with powerful plantation owners. Of course the wealthy land owners would take advantage of the Whites, just as they did with their slaves.


Why did blacks slaves get abused by whites?

Because the whites thought they were "superior" to the blacks. So when the slaves didn't want to work, they were abused.


Why did whites decide on the blacks for slaves?

because the black not as good as the whites, so the whites catch then black and send them to work for the whites


How were whites affected by the civil war?

Whites were affected because they could no longer have slaves. Slaves provided them with the majority of their income. Without slaves, many white lost their wealth.


Why did slaves get sold?

slaves were sold because the whites needed servant's to do there work


Are democrats wanting to make whites slaves?

....no.


Did the slaves voluntarily go to America?

Not at all. They were forced to become slaves and work for the whites.


What fraction of southern whites owned no slaves?

6,100,000 Southern people owned no slaves.


How did Virginians relations friendly with poor whites?

They allowed poor whites the use of their skilled slaves.