These forms of resistance proved useful, as the number of ‘freemen’ (freed slaves) grew in the 19th century and the testimonies of former slaves such as Harriet Jacobs, James Curry and Frederick Douglas, all of whom successfully resisted slavery and aided in the resistance to slavery by African slaves.
On an economic level, runaway slaves posed as a threat to the authority of slave owners in America. Their freedom would mean that they were a loss of investment to their owners. There was even an attempt by runaway slaves who set about attempting to free as many slaves as they could, which waged war within the plantation economy.
Slaves as a financial investment
One should take note of the financial investment of slave owners, as purchasing a slave was not cheap. Slaves were thus not just property, but also an investment that were needed to create profit. They were also high risk investments because success (through profit) was not guaranteed. Slaves could get mistakenly beaten to death or die of a sickness which would mean that they would need to be replaced in order to bridge the gap in production. With the fact that slaves were becoming more of an investment, it came to be that the survival and success of white slave owners in America was dependent on the support and labour of black slaves.
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Although simplistic, the portrayal and depiction of slaves in the film creates an image into the treatment of slaves and the relationship between white Southerners and slaves. Overall, slavery was regarded as a practise which restricted rights of the black majority which caused feelings of anger towards oppressors. Although slavery was in other parts of the world, the outcomes from the oppressed remains the same. For films such as Gone with the Wind, the civil war was an event which gave hope to many
On an economic level, runaway slaves posed as a threat to the authority of slave owners in America. Their freedom would mean that they were a loss of investment to their owners. There was even an attempt by runaway slaves who set about attempting to free as many slaves as they could, which waged war within the plantation economy.
Slaves as a financial investment
One should take note of the financial investment of slave owners, as purchasing a slave was not cheap. Slaves were thus not just property, but also an investment that were needed to create profit. They were also high risk investments because success (through profit) was not guaranteed. Slaves could get mistakenly beaten to death or die of a sickness which would mean that they would need to be replaced in order to bridge the gap in production. With the fact that slaves were becoming more of an investment, it came to be that the survival and success of white slave owners in America was dependent on the support and labour of black slaves.
Conclusion …show more content…
Although simplistic, the portrayal and depiction of slaves in the film creates an image into the treatment of slaves and the relationship between white Southerners and slaves. Overall, slavery was regarded as a practise which restricted rights of the black majority which caused feelings of anger towards oppressors. Although slavery was in other parts of the world, the outcomes from the oppressed remains the same. For films such as Gone with the Wind, the civil war was an event which gave hope to many