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"The
moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave,
his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.”
Gandhi
Soon after the first European settlers came
to the New World they sought new sources of labor to work
their farms. Indians proved to be a poor selection so they
turned to the importation of slaves from Africa. The north had
some slavery at first but its rocky soil and climate made it a
poor place for this type of labor force. The south on the
other hand proved to be a more suitable environment. With the
advent of the tobacco and cotton crop more and more slaves
were imported. Conditions were harsh since most slaves were
considered property. Politically the purchase and ownership of
slaves became stumbling block to maintaining our union and was
not really resolved until the end of the
Civil War. The free slaves still were mistreated and
discriminated against after the war with a wave of segregation
laws that did not end until the Civil Rights Act was passed.
Slavery
"Slavery
is a condition of control over a person against
their will, enforced by violence or other forms of
coercion. Slavery almost always occurs for the
purpose of securing the labor of the person
concerned. A specific form, known as chattel
slavery, implies the legal ownership of a person
or persons."
Source:
Wikipedia
