America, the land of the free, yet many innocent African Americans were seen as inferior beings and were therefore made slaves and were put to work in plantations in the slaveholding South. Even after aiding in the American Revolution, the majority of African Americans were denied of this so called freedom as well as their natural rights. Since conditions in the North and the South were very different, their usage of slaves differed. The North had no use of slaves due to the lack of farming because of the cold climate. The South however, saw a huge use of slaves since the farming conditions were better than the North, therefore having a high demand of slaves to work in plantations. The owners of the plantations would treat their slaves poorly
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In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Ann Jacobs, who goes by the pen name of Linda Brent, tells her story about the hardships that she faced in her life while being a slave and how she pushed through her obstacles eventually becoming a freed slave in the …show more content…
Learning how to read and write as a young slave gave her the knowledge that helped her gain more experience in order to excel in her education. Since she was able to learn so much at a young age, it does not surprise me that she was able to write out her life in such description. I think for her to be given the chance to learn how to read and write unlike other slaves, really encouraged her to move forward and continue with her education which eventually motivated her to write an autobiography.
During this time, the North was against slavery and most thought that the way slaves were treated was inhumane, because of this, the North turned to the abolition of slavery. When the slaves found out about how they were treated in North, many of them traveled to there in search for freedom. Considering that slaves were treated equally as white men in the North, I believe the antebellum North was an egalitarian society. Slaves were also active in the American society, for example, slaves were allowed to enlist in the American Revolution. Another example is when slaves were allowed to own their own homes, and
In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Ann Jacobs, who goes by the pen name of Linda Brent, tells her story about the hardships that she faced in her life while being a slave and how she pushed through her obstacles eventually becoming a freed slave in the …show more content…
Learning how to read and write as a young slave gave her the knowledge that helped her gain more experience in order to excel in her education. Since she was able to learn so much at a young age, it does not surprise me that she was able to write out her life in such description. I think for her to be given the chance to learn how to read and write unlike other slaves, really encouraged her to move forward and continue with her education which eventually motivated her to write an autobiography.
During this time, the North was against slavery and most thought that the way slaves were treated was inhumane, because of this, the North turned to the abolition of slavery. When the slaves found out about how they were treated in North, many of them traveled to there in search for freedom. Considering that slaves were treated equally as white men in the North, I believe the antebellum North was an egalitarian society. Slaves were also active in the American society, for example, slaves were allowed to enlist in the American Revolution. Another example is when slaves were allowed to own their own homes, and