Tuesday, December 6, 2011

How did slaves fight against mistreatment in the U.S?

In which ways were they mistreated?


PLZ explain with many details!!


Thanks!|||The ways in which they were mistreated:





-Flogged/whipped/beaten/attacked/shot by their masters, sometimes for a reason e.g. the slaves weren't productive enough (but that's no excuse for hurting them) but sometimes not for a reason.


-Raped/used as prostitutes/used as mistresses in exceptional cases


-Slaves weren't entitled to a wage, couldn't walk in certain areas of their town/city, had limited education opportunities, could only marry another slave on the master's say-so, were in many cases chained at night, and couldn't watch movies, but then again no-one could.





Ways in which slaves responded:


-Aaaaarrrgh! (didn't usually end well)


-Earned the respect and trust of their masters through increasing productive efficiency when working, took on more wide-ranging roles other than just tending the fields e.g. becoming butlers, gun-bearers, blacksmiths etc.,


-Appealing to well-known politicians who advocated the banning of the slavery.


-Fighting for the North in the Civil War


-Developing the jazz music genre to please their masters and make everyone feel better





Hope that helps :)

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