Slavery had been viewed and practiced in British America from the early colonial days and was legal at the time of the declaration of independence in 1776. Racism is an ongoing thing. Slaves were nothing,but labor work. They didn’t get paid for their work and they were treated poorly and stipped of there rights and indenities. Most slaves could not write or read and if caught doing so they were punished. Reading meant understanding things and understanding things meant beginning to have a say and right for things. White didn’t want that, they wanted to be superior to blacks also known as “niggers” or “negro’s”.Slavery lasted for almost 2 centuries. Even though that was many years ago,individuals are still facing discrimination and racism in today’s society, especially non whites like African Americans and Hispanics.Earlier this month of April two black men was arrested at a Starbucks store in Philadelphia on suspicion of trespassing .They were sitting
Slavery had been viewed and practiced in British America from the early colonial days and was legal at the time of the declaration of independence in 1776. Racism is an ongoing thing. Slaves were nothing,but labor work. They didn’t get paid for their work and they were treated poorly and stipped of there rights and indenities. Most slaves could not write or read and if caught doing so they were punished. Reading meant understanding things and understanding things meant beginning to have a say and right for things. White didn’t want that, they wanted to be superior to blacks also known as “niggers” or “negro’s”.Slavery lasted for almost 2 centuries. Even though that was many years ago,individuals are still facing discrimination and racism in today’s society, especially non whites like African Americans and Hispanics.Earlier this month of April two black men was arrested at a Starbucks store in Philadelphia on suspicion of trespassing .They were sitting