Discuss the differences in worldview between slaves and slave masters.
Abolitionist Authors and Slavery.
August 25, 2019What are the differences in the ways slaves were treated in ancient Greece, among the Nupe, and in the United States?
August 25, 2019Discuss the differences in worldview between slaves and slave masters.
Question Description
By the 1840’s, a pro-slavery world view formed claiming that slavery was a positive good. Southern slave holders clearly articulated this view in public as the primary documents in section XIII (pages 325-339) of the course pack show. Despite the power of pro-slavery racism, slaves did much to resist these racist ideas.
Discuss the differences in worldview between slaves and slave masters. How did pro-slavery advocates defend the institution of slavery and how did slaves resist, revolt against, and sustain their communities despite slavery?
