One does need a full knowledge of the slave trade and slavery to know that those coming from the continent of Africa and those born into slavery suffered various forms of psychological rewiring, some positive but most negatively. Yet, it is scarcely asked what the mental state of the White population was, despite the generalized notion of accepting. There most have been some sort of ‘something’ felt.
For this paper , we will be analyzing the relations betweens races, specifically the racial attitudes in 18th century Portugal and Brazil. To do so , we will be using Robert Edgar Conrad’s, Children of God’s Fire: A documentary History of Black Slavery in Brazil, primary source, 5.1 (202), focusing our analysis on the language used by these …show more content…
Though both are aware of the story of Adam and Eve, the Lawyer has a more complete understanding of the Arts and Sciences involved. He, unlike the Miner seems to understand Rhetorics, the consequences of the omission of language, and a basic knowledge of science. In one part of the primary source, it discusses the geneology of the blacks and whites. The Miner believes that Whites descended from Adam; Black descended from Cain(204). From a series of premises similar, one is able to conclude that education—or the lack of— was deeply embedded in slavery. The Miner, who learned a major lesson from repetition, something that had been told since he was a little boy. That, however, is not formalized training or learning, that is conditioning—ignorance. Now by comparison, the Lawyer has significant knowledge of the “scriptural truths” (205). Simply stated, the Miner’s understanding of the arts has yet to be developed, just as his knowledge of sciences lacks. He, sadly like the majority of the population, were undoubtedly unaware that the blackness of slaves skins is not due to the sun, among many things(205) and okay with the fact that Black was
For this paper , we will be analyzing the relations betweens races, specifically the racial attitudes in 18th century Portugal and Brazil. To do so , we will be using Robert Edgar Conrad’s, Children of God’s Fire: A documentary History of Black Slavery in Brazil, primary source, 5.1 (202), focusing our analysis on the language used by these …show more content…
Though both are aware of the story of Adam and Eve, the Lawyer has a more complete understanding of the Arts and Sciences involved. He, unlike the Miner seems to understand Rhetorics, the consequences of the omission of language, and a basic knowledge of science. In one part of the primary source, it discusses the geneology of the blacks and whites. The Miner believes that Whites descended from Adam; Black descended from Cain(204). From a series of premises similar, one is able to conclude that education—or the lack of— was deeply embedded in slavery. The Miner, who learned a major lesson from repetition, something that had been told since he was a little boy. That, however, is not formalized training or learning, that is conditioning—ignorance. Now by comparison, the Lawyer has significant knowledge of the “scriptural truths” (205). Simply stated, the Miner’s understanding of the arts has yet to be developed, just as his knowledge of sciences lacks. He, sadly like the majority of the population, were undoubtedly unaware that the blackness of slaves skins is not due to the sun, among many things(205) and okay with the fact that Black was