How Does Slavery Affect Society

The idea of separation of race is deeply ingrained in our society not only today, but has been since the beginning of our country. The separating of American citizens based on the color of their skin rather than who they are and what they stand for. This has caused several clashes of culture and ideals, seen today by the Black Lives Matter movement and the waves in mass media it is creating. This all started in the United States infancy. The “founding fathers” of America while preaching that all men are created equal, owned slaves themselves. Slavery shaped America’s history a was a major catalyst in America’s early development, with free labor plantation owners were able to maximize profits from their crops. However, while slavery assisted early, …show more content…
Black still grows The “Atlanta Compromise Speech” given by Booker T. Washington was a kind of a band aid in way for the racism and segregation problem. Washington states that African Americans were given “Too much too soon” (Washington) after Reconstruction in terms of education and economic freedom. So he asked African Americans to accept segregation and not go for complete political and social equality, and in return they receive education and training to contribute in the economic development. This was beneficial because it cooled tensions slightly, but did not solve the fundamental problem of racism. This was a sufficient compromise for the time however, because of deep racial tensions something had to be done. Washington knew that blacks weren’t going to be treated equally, so he decided they might as well take advantage of what they are given. Also, Booker T. Washington is admirable for giving this speech for when and where he did it. It was one of the first speech’s or presentations given in front of a racially mixed crowd, and like I said it was during high racial turmoil coming of the heels of