Celia Slave Thesis

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The United States has been greatly developed by slavery. From early in the 16th century until the 19th century, The U.S had depended on slave work, for economic and social justifications. An issue that had a dark side building up, that no one cared, or chose not to see. Dark side; because slavery’s ramifications not only included labor but also sexual as well. Celia, like many other slaves including men, was a victim of the sexual consequences slaves endured. The biography of Celia highlights the sexual, political and social ramifications of slavery during the 19th century, and play a major factor in the civil war. it was more economically wise, to use the work force of slavery as opposed to payed farmhands. The slaves also contributed to

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