Slavery has been woven throughout American society over a long period of time. It started with the finding of the new world. People wanted to move to the new world to get out of Europe which was becoming over crowded. However, not everyone could afford or find the means of transportation to the new world. So, they decided to become indentured servants for people that could take them over to the new world. This is how slavery originally started. It was a way for people that didn't have money to make it to the new world. Becoming an indentured servant meant working for a certain period of time to repay the person that brought people over to the new world.
The indentured servants were mostly made up of white people and not very many blacks. Most of these white people came from Ireland and Germany. Some of the Irish where unwillingly forced to go to America apart of the "Irish Slave Trade." The Irish made up most of the indentured servants. All of the indentured servants were treated equally. They just worked as hard as they could until they got their freedom. The Irish, Germans, and African Americans originally all bonded considering they all where apart of their own little society. They all were servants and had too work to recieve their freedom.
Later on legislation passed a law that singled out black servants from the white servants. Whites where allowed to do more than what blacks where allowed to do. The next law that was passed was that all whites where allowed to posses a firearm. They where then required to carry their firearm to protect their colonies from the blacks.
After a short while whites started rebelling against their owners causing riots all over the new world. They started rebelling because the promises that where made to them never came through. They started turning on all their owners so they could be free and start their new lives in the new world. Bacon's Rebellion is one of the most noteable revolts that happened in which a lot of blood was shed. The owners of the indentured servants began to become very worried for their lives with all the rebellings going on. So, they decided to give up white servants and turned their attention to black servants.
Once they turned their attention to black servants they headed off towards Africa. Africa had all the needs the landowners possesed to satisfy their need for labor. They completely turned away from white servants and decided blacks were the real slaves. Not long after the laws where passed that talked about what made black slaves a true slave. This put all the pressure on the white landowners and indentured servants. The white indentured servants originally worked and fought side by side with the blacks. However, when it came down to getting rights and being free the white indentured servants could have cared less about the blacks.
The civil war was necessary for slavery to end. If this didn't happen then blacks may have never been given any rights. It was also necessary for some whites to help blacks gain there freedoms. Blacks would never been able to over throw whites without the help of some whites on their side.
Even though blacks have equal rights they are still looked down upon in society. They are still seen as bad people that are considered cheap. Most of society would accuse a black of a crime before a white person as well just because of their skin. Society also judges a interracial couple like it is bad to like someone that is not your same skin color.
There are many jobs today that still have similiar things of social control. Most of them tend to deal with hospitals or dentist offices. While you are sitting in a dentist chair the assistant does all the work. They are pretty much the slave for the dentist. When the dentist needs a tool he tells his assistant and they grab it. Their are other situations in which social control is in workplaces, but I just named a few. This type of slavery view will always be present
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Ethnic Studies 101 Post 1
The British came to the "New World," with their own cultures and ways of living. When the British showed up at the New World they found people that did not have the same cultures and ways of living. The British instantly watched the new people to see how they lived. After watching over the new people for a little bit the British decided that their ways of living were those of "savages."
The British based this racialization on the fact that the Native Americans would kill animals, how they dressed and the fact they were not well educated. The British believed you should be educated and you should farm for your community. They did not believe you should kill animals and convert to cannibalism. They believed killing animals and wearing their skins were a form of savagery. The British thought it was wrong to not wear proper clothing and to not educate your young properly. Instead of adjusting to the Native Americans culture's the British decided that the Native American's needed to follow their culture's or "else."
The British pushed the Native American's out of their land if they did not adopt to their culture's. Usually while they were pushing out the Native American's it turned into a blood shed battle in which the Native American's lost. The British had weapons that the Native American's could not stop or match up with. This made it easy for the British to force the Native American's out of their lands. The British soon realized that they needed to use some of the cultures that they outed the Native American's for.
Shortly after the British came to the New World they realized that the Native American's did not fit into their culture. Since, the Native American's did not fit into their culture the British decided to make a harsh decision. They decided to force the Native American's out of their land or to convert to their culture's. This did not go over well with the Native American's, which made little battles break out. The Native American's were wiped out by the British as we know today.
Today this racialization still exists. It is not as big as it was then, but people still fear people that are different. Mostly the fear now though is all based on the color of a persons skin. People still do not understand the differences between people of different color. Since, we do not understand people of different race one race became dominent. We know that white people became dominent. Even though we are supposed to be passed racism we still are not. Black people still are frowned upon and do not get the same rights of white people. This all started because of racism formed from the British.
The British based this racialization on the fact that the Native Americans would kill animals, how they dressed and the fact they were not well educated. The British believed you should be educated and you should farm for your community. They did not believe you should kill animals and convert to cannibalism. They believed killing animals and wearing their skins were a form of savagery. The British thought it was wrong to not wear proper clothing and to not educate your young properly. Instead of adjusting to the Native Americans culture's the British decided that the Native American's needed to follow their culture's or "else."
The British pushed the Native American's out of their land if they did not adopt to their culture's. Usually while they were pushing out the Native American's it turned into a blood shed battle in which the Native American's lost. The British had weapons that the Native American's could not stop or match up with. This made it easy for the British to force the Native American's out of their lands. The British soon realized that they needed to use some of the cultures that they outed the Native American's for.
Shortly after the British came to the New World they realized that the Native American's did not fit into their culture. Since, the Native American's did not fit into their culture the British decided to make a harsh decision. They decided to force the Native American's out of their land or to convert to their culture's. This did not go over well with the Native American's, which made little battles break out. The Native American's were wiped out by the British as we know today.
Today this racialization still exists. It is not as big as it was then, but people still fear people that are different. Mostly the fear now though is all based on the color of a persons skin. People still do not understand the differences between people of different color. Since, we do not understand people of different race one race became dominent. We know that white people became dominent. Even though we are supposed to be passed racism we still are not. Black people still are frowned upon and do not get the same rights of white people. This all started because of racism formed from the British.
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