“How could America, the “land of the free,” still allow slavery” (Hart 246). A union where racial inequality exists within our country, expanding throughout our generations, eradicating racism, as a whole is key before the upcoming years. Sexual assault, physical abuse, whippings, mutilation, shackling and imprisonment were all forms of punishment for a slave. Slaves were unable to learn neither read nor write countless slaves taken away from their families. The terrifying lives of slaves were brutal. As a united nation, we the people should fight for equality within our country, resulting in non-dividends as a
