Cruel And Inhumane Theory Of Slavery

Slavery was in the United States since 1619. Africans were taken from their homes to become cheap labor for white settlers. Slaves were rarely free unless they ran away successfully or made enough money on the weekends to buy their freedoms. Both were rare in the beginning years of slavery, the latter wasn’t even an option at the time. It became an ongoing cycle since the kids of these Africans became slaves from a young age. It was a cruel and inhumane system. From the very beginning, whites believed that is was their right to enslave Africans and that it was good for the Africans who were kidnapped. The main point of evidence for this theory was the skin colors of the whites and blacks. Because the blacks skin color was significantly darker than the whites, many whites believed God made them this way to show that the whites were superior. Scientists during this time even tried to prove that white were superior scientifically. Also, they believed that the Bible had slaves and it was a sign for the whites to force the blacks to become slaves. The other point to make the whites less guilty of their crimes to the blacks, was that they …show more content…
Once Africans reached the United States they were pampered up to make them look good so they could be sold for a good price. Slaves were sold and bought just like property and they were displayed in front of everyone and anyone could come up to “inspect” the African. After they were sold, the person selling the African would write how much the Africans were sold for and their physical attributes to keep track of the potential slaves used. The slave owners owned their slaves in every sense. They were allowed to do whatever they wanted to do with their “property”. In sum, slaves were no longer considered human beings the moment they were sold and they become property to whoever bought