In his book The Columbian Orator in 1797, Caleb Bingham refers a conversation between a slave and a master. In part of the dialogue, the master said that “it is in the order of Providence that one man should become subservient to another.” The slave responded that “the robber who puts a pistol to your breast may make just the same plea. Providence gives him a power over your life and property.” This dialogue states a significant concept that the slavery is not natural because that just a kind of power to make that happen. This conversation also implies that a person is not a slave when he was born. He should have the right to obtain freedom, but he is not controlled by others. This history—slavery—does not happen naturally
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In his book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave in 1845, Frederick Douglass states a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Auld that “if you give a nigger an inch, he will take an ell. A nigger should know nothing but to obey his master—to do as he is told to do.” Mr. Auld also said that “it was unlawful, as well as unsafe, to teach a slave to read.” This conversation shows that slavery is controlled, and keeps practicing because people limit their education in order to restrain their thought and knowledge. Additionally, those sentences function as a frozen language which is robotic because Mr. Auld has his own concept of the situation about the slavery. In the same way, this similar concept is created among people’s mind. Therefore, they tell others what they should do with the slaves. This robotic feature also implies people that something is not right in this circumstance which is not …show more content…
In his book A People’s American History, Zinn describes that “there is evidence that where whites and blacks found themselves with common problems, common work, common enemy in their master, they behaved toward one another as equals.” Besides, in his book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass also talks about how his mistress, Mrs. Auld, who treats him as well as others. Additionally, Mrs. Auld teaches him knowledge and shows her kindest heart to him. He states that “the crouching servility, usually so acceptable a quality in a slave, did not answer when manifested toward her.” These passages both express that slaves can have equal status as well as others. Therefore, they have the same situations such as common work and common problems as others. Most importantly, some slaves are treated as humans and given education by their masters. But the unexpected result happens. Douglass mentions that “Mr. Auld found out what was going on, and at once forbade Mrs. Auld to instruct me further.” Having the bias on blacks, Mr. Auld knows that he may loss the control of a slave or have a worse situation by giving education to a Negro. Because a slave having an education will find out the truth of his situation, and he may know that it is right to
In his book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave in 1845, Frederick Douglass states a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Auld that “if you give a nigger an inch, he will take an ell. A nigger should know nothing but to obey his master—to do as he is told to do.” Mr. Auld also said that “it was unlawful, as well as unsafe, to teach a slave to read.” This conversation shows that slavery is controlled, and keeps practicing because people limit their education in order to restrain their thought and knowledge. Additionally, those sentences function as a frozen language which is robotic because Mr. Auld has his own concept of the situation about the slavery. In the same way, this similar concept is created among people’s mind. Therefore, they tell others what they should do with the slaves. This robotic feature also implies people that something is not right in this circumstance which is not …show more content…
In his book A People’s American History, Zinn describes that “there is evidence that where whites and blacks found themselves with common problems, common work, common enemy in their master, they behaved toward one another as equals.” Besides, in his book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Douglass also talks about how his mistress, Mrs. Auld, who treats him as well as others. Additionally, Mrs. Auld teaches him knowledge and shows her kindest heart to him. He states that “the crouching servility, usually so acceptable a quality in a slave, did not answer when manifested toward her.” These passages both express that slaves can have equal status as well as others. Therefore, they have the same situations such as common work and common problems as others. Most importantly, some slaves are treated as humans and given education by their masters. But the unexpected result happens. Douglass mentions that “Mr. Auld found out what was going on, and at once forbade Mrs. Auld to instruct me further.” Having the bias on blacks, Mr. Auld knows that he may loss the control of a slave or have a worse situation by giving education to a Negro. Because a slave having an education will find out the truth of his situation, and he may know that it is right to