Originally, European slaves consisted mostly of Slavs, where the word is derived from. The pope of the Catholic Church around the time decided that using Christians as slaves was not a good thing, most of the Slavic slaves being Christians. So, Africa was homed in on as an easy place to get slaves with no Christians.
Slaves began when farmers looked for workers to labor their fields, and blacks were the most convenient choice because whites regarded them as property.
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Because the whites thought they were "superior" to the blacks. So when the slaves didn't want to work, they were abused.
In Africa, some blacks did, and do in the present day, own slaves. In the United States of America I doubt if any black people held other black people as slaves.
the blacks were treated poorly while the whites were treated with respect. the blacks were like the whites slaves.
No, we are not blacks slaves, and I don't know when we will be.
Slaves began when farmers looked for workers to labor their fields, and blacks were the most convenient choice because whites regarded them as property.
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Blacks were valued because they were used as slaves and entertainers. and because the number of slaves you owned represented how wealthy you were.
Because the whites thought they were "superior" to the blacks. So when the slaves didn't want to work, they were abused.
No, back then they were still considered slaves.
If they were slaves, then they were runaways! You probably mean How did freed blacks prove they weren't slaves.
Similarities - limited/no rights; still discriminated; could not become citizens Differences - Slaves - treated as property; worked 12-14 hours Free Blacks - worked as servants by CHOICE; worked less hours; more jobs to choose from;
In Africa, some blacks did, and do in the present day, own slaves. In the United States of America I doubt if any black people held other black people as slaves.
Not exactly, he freed the slaves, not all slaves were black.