Slavery DBQ
It was too an extreme extent that enslaved people lives were shaped and were able to resist the culture of white supremacy by concealing themselves from society, using relationships and becoming educated, becoming violent.
Slaves across America lived in constant fear of the terror know as white supremacy. Slaves had to go through many extreme measure not to be seen. “...and had blackened my face with charcoal. I passed several people whom I knew. The father of my children came so near that I brushed against his arm;” This is a quote taken out of the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl published by Harriet Ann Jacobs. This is just one example of how great their fear of the white supremacy society exposing them and their desired …show more content…
In document B , Frederick Douglas uses his relationships to become educated. Document B also refers to a narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. In the narrative he talks about one of his most successful plans and he quotes “ was that making friends of all the little white boys whom met in the streets.” In this passage he later tells that the relationships he had with the white boys helped him at “different times and different places.” With all these relationship he gained more opportunities. He used his relationships to help him read and write. Learning how to read and write his chances of becoming free had became much higher. A great example the connects to the idea of slave relationships is 12 years a slave the film adaptation about the life of Solomon Northup. In the movie, Solomon Northrop is a captured slave working in Louisiana. While working on a structure Solomon meets a man by the name of Bass. While working together they start to grow a strong relationship. With that relationship, Bass helps Solomon get out of illegal slavery by delivering a letter that Solomon drafts. Relationships and education are vital for slaves to have back then to get them out of slavery. When relationships and education failed, slaves used a more violent
It was too an extreme extent that enslaved people lives were shaped and were able to resist the culture of white supremacy by concealing themselves from society, using relationships and becoming educated, becoming violent.
Slaves across America lived in constant fear of the terror know as white supremacy. Slaves had to go through many extreme measure not to be seen. “...and had blackened my face with charcoal. I passed several people whom I knew. The father of my children came so near that I brushed against his arm;” This is a quote taken out of the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl published by Harriet Ann Jacobs. This is just one example of how great their fear of the white supremacy society exposing them and their desired …show more content…
In document B , Frederick Douglas uses his relationships to become educated. Document B also refers to a narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. In the narrative he talks about one of his most successful plans and he quotes “ was that making friends of all the little white boys whom met in the streets.” In this passage he later tells that the relationships he had with the white boys helped him at “different times and different places.” With all these relationship he gained more opportunities. He used his relationships to help him read and write. Learning how to read and write his chances of becoming free had became much higher. A great example the connects to the idea of slave relationships is 12 years a slave the film adaptation about the life of Solomon Northup. In the movie, Solomon Northrop is a captured slave working in Louisiana. While working on a structure Solomon meets a man by the name of Bass. While working together they start to grow a strong relationship. With that relationship, Bass helps Solomon get out of illegal slavery by delivering a letter that Solomon drafts. Relationships and education are vital for slaves to have back then to get them out of slavery. When relationships and education failed, slaves used a more violent