I believe there are no words that can describe the African American experience from throughout 1609-1865. Although if I were to choose one word to describe African American history at the time I would it as a dark time for African Americans because many slaves were beaten to death abandoned on ships and some did not survive the ruff life of slavery. By 1850, ninety-two percent of all American blacks lived in the South, and about 95 of the 92 percent were slaves. The Societies of the North and South were very different. Pre-civil war slaves in America went through a great deal of chaos and sadness in the South. Many bonds were broken between the North and the South. They both had their own ways of living and own ideas of what was right and wrong.
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Many moved to the North, where slavery, although still legal, became less common. African Americans, both slave and free, made significant contributions to the economy by working on road rails and roads, canals, and the construction of cities. Even though slaves migrated up north, they were able to gain a little bit of freedom. It wasn’t as much as the white males in the society, but they were at least treated better than the African American slaves in the south. By the early 1800s, many whites and free blacks in Northern states began to call for the abolition of slavery. Frederick Douglass, a young black laborer, was taught to read by his master’s wife in Baltimore. In 1838, Douglass escaped to Massachusetts, where he became a powerful writer, editor, and lecturer for the growing abolitionist movement. Frederick Douglass knew that slavery was not the South’s burden to bear alone. The economy of the industrial North depended on the slave-based agriculture of the South. Douglass challenged his Northern audience to take up the cause against Southern slavery. Douglass had a huge impact on African Americas and inspired lots communities to be educated and to also stand up for what is right. When the Civil War began, many Northern blacks volunteered to fight for the Union. Some people expressed surprise at how fiercely black troops fought. However, blacks were fighting to liberate their
Many moved to the North, where slavery, although still legal, became less common. African Americans, both slave and free, made significant contributions to the economy by working on road rails and roads, canals, and the construction of cities. Even though slaves migrated up north, they were able to gain a little bit of freedom. It wasn’t as much as the white males in the society, but they were at least treated better than the African American slaves in the south. By the early 1800s, many whites and free blacks in Northern states began to call for the abolition of slavery. Frederick Douglass, a young black laborer, was taught to read by his master’s wife in Baltimore. In 1838, Douglass escaped to Massachusetts, where he became a powerful writer, editor, and lecturer for the growing abolitionist movement. Frederick Douglass knew that slavery was not the South’s burden to bear alone. The economy of the industrial North depended on the slave-based agriculture of the South. Douglass challenged his Northern audience to take up the cause against Southern slavery. Douglass had a huge impact on African Americas and inspired lots communities to be educated and to also stand up for what is right. When the Civil War began, many Northern blacks volunteered to fight for the Union. Some people expressed surprise at how fiercely black troops fought. However, blacks were fighting to liberate their