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Slavery and Slave Owners, 2002.
A look at how slave owners justified slavery according to Frederick Douglass.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines how the slave owners during the slavery period were able to justify the practice of slavery. An emphasis on Frederick Douglass' autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" shall be frequently cited as a primary document.
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Black Slave Owners, 2004.
An analysis of the phenomenon of black slave owners.
2,433 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper examines the occurrence of black slave ownership. The paper discusses the modern novel fictionalizing the reality of black slave owners, ?The Known World?, written by the historical fiction writer, Edward P. Jones. The paper describes how the author builds a fictional web of society, associating slave ownership by other blacks as a sometimes awkward but mostly necessary outgrowth of economic and social growth.
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"Agriculture and even home ownership in the age before the civil war in the United States was a challenging endeavor, one that often required the work of more than one family. In most places in the U.S. the excess labour needed for the maintenance and growth of even a relatively small estate was taken from only one source, slavery. One long-standing debate associated with slavery is the state of freed blacks ownership of slaves. More specifically, currently there are mainly two arguments suggesting why blacks owned other blacks: the first is given by Carter G. Woodson thesis which suggests blacks owned other blacks for humanitarian reasons (to protect loved ones and the like) while the other argument, written by best by Larry Koger in ?Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860? that black slave owners were no different than white masters and were involved in owning slaves out of a commercial desire to make money."
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Anti-Slavery Arguments in Selected Slave Narratives, 2003.
Examines the literary arguments expressed in slave narratives that have been used as evidence in the arguments against slavery.
1,651 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper provides a biographical review of three Southern slaves: Moses Grandy, Solomon Northrup, and Henry Bibb. The biographies are based on slave narratives, which describe the brutality and inhumanity of the conditions under which slaves in the South were forced to exist. A brief discussion about the historical context of slave narratives and anti-slavery movements precedes the biographical reviews.
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"The effects of slavery included a major role in the economic development of the United States. Black slaves helped to clear the American wilderness and build important canals, railroads, and roads. The cotton which slaves picked became the nation's most valuable, and therefore important, export. The income from cotton paid for a major share of American imports, and the westward expansion of slavery during the early and mid-1800's had important political effects. ?Northerners feared that the South would gain control of Congress if Western territories entered the Union as slave states. Attempts by the North to exclude slavery from these territories angered the South and helped bring on the American Civil War (1861-1865)? (Davis 1999:3). Slavery had a variety of effects on slaves and owners. It broke the spirit of many blacks but made many others vow to resist it. Slavery caused fear and hate between most owners and slaves. The following narratives provide a glimpse into the miserable and dehumanizing qualities of the day- to-day lives of slaves in the Old South."
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The "Peculiar Institution" of Slavery after the American Revolution, 2002.
Examines the techniques used by Southern plantation and slave owners to control their slaves following the American Revolution through the anti- bellum period.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This paper focuses on how the Southern plantation owners perceived themselves as being a form of American aristocracy. Also, this paper investigates the concept of the "peculiar institution" of slavery and how the slaves were conditioned to accept the mindset that this concept promoted: The "peculiar institution" of slavery is explored in respect to the evidence which suggests that the slaves were not entirely subject to the conditions that the "peculiar institution" imposed on their lifestyles.
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Reparations for Slavery, 2001.
This well-researched paper examines the highly debated topic of reparations for slavery. With the debate still on the table about reparations, many feel that compensation goes far beyond a dollar amount.
3,376 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper analyzes the issue of reparations for slavery. While this topic has received very little media attention in the public eye, the majority of reparation activists passionately believe that their cause will help heal racial tensions. On certain college campuses many have turned the debate for slavery reparations into a debate about free speech. The writer of this paper supplies an overview into how the African-American slaves were mistreated and why the issue of what and how much reparation is due is still such a sensitive and controversial topic. Along with countless hours in the field, there was very little regard on behalf of slave owners to the families of their slaves. Blacks were regularly separated from their family and sold to different families, for the simple profit of their owners. After the construction of the law that manipulated the offspring of any African to follow the condition of their mother, slaves could then be bred for free and sold for nothing but profit. If a slave owner happened to purchase a female, the act of breeding slaves was the cheapest and most cost effective means of increasing profit. The writer contends that this legalized discrimination has trickled down all the way through the generations and still exists today. Many people have come to the conclusion that African-Americans deserve monetary compensation as sufficient reparations for slavery. With the debate still on the table about reparations, many feel that reparations go far passed a dollar amount.
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"The Trans-Atlantic slave trade later became profitable for the government as a means of accruing taxes. This initiative was intended to slow the traffic of slave ships from the West Coast of Africa. The taxes were only effective for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, however, there were no taxes on domestic slave trading. In response to this, slave owners made an effort for another means of avoiding taxes. In many cases where female slaves did not marry, they were often subjected to the will, or desire of their masters. In some instances, female slaves would adhere to the sexual advances of their masters in order to receive less harsh treatment, those who did not adhere were raped -- this happened more often than not. With the introduction of mulatto children, (children born to female slaves impregnated by white masters) the domestic slave trade found new life, with a transfusion of these children which could be separated from their families, and sold without having to pay taxes."
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Slavery in the 21st Century, 2008.
A look at the existence of slavery in the 21st century in its traditional form of absolute subservience by a slave to a master and in an oppressive economic form characterized by virtual, if not actual, slavery.
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper reports that human rights groups have documented the existence of traditional slavery in Sudan, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and of coercive labor systems in several Middle East countries, which are so exploitative that they have been condemned as virtual economic slavery. The author points out that, although the Arabian Peninsula in 1964 became the world's last region to officially abolish slavery, forty years later Saudi Arabia still has more than two-hundred and fifty-thousand slaves. The paper relates that Islamic doctrine provides religious justification for slavery and enables slave traffickers to flout laws prohibiting it. The paper also asserts that, although slavery does not exists in the United States, millions of migrant workers are subjected to coercive conditions and abusive treatment that are little better than slavery.
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"Consequently, in objective terms, a human being who is not free to leave and has no influence on the conditions or length of their economic servitude is a virtual slave. They may have civil rights, but if they are rendered powerless to defend those rights, they are enslaved in a coercive system they cannot defy. They do not have to be bought and sold to be considered a slave, for when they are rendered no effective legal protection by any civil or religious authorities, they are a slave in everything but name."
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Slavery, 2007.
This paper examines the lasting effects of African-American slavery in the United States.
1,188 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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The paper identifies three types of resistance and five methods of defense that were employed by slaves. The paper also looks at three methods that were utilized by slave owners to elicit compliance and counteract the resistance of slaves. The paper portrays this constant power struggle where the identities of both slaves and slave owners were altered in a way that no other system could have altered them. The paper concludes with an analysis of the long term effects of slavery on American society.
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"The era of African-American slavery in the United States was relatively short lived and yet it has produced an enduring and lasting legacy. As labor systems go, one of the most inefficient of systems is a forced labor system, as individuals engaged in it gain no benefit from their labor and the vested interest is held only by those in power. Slavery as it existed from the late 1700s to the end of the Civil War is a clear example of such a system. Due to the infrastructure of the system there were many examples of both active and passive resistance and defenses exhibited by the slave as well as many examples of methods of control exhibited by slave owners to squelch resistance and defense."
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Slavery in Three Works, 2005.
A comparison of how slavery is addressed in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Sociology of the South" and "Cannibals All" by Charles Fitzhugh.
1,154 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper contrasts and compares the two authors' feelings, beliefs and attitudes regarding the role of the master in the society of slavery. It asks whether the master and overseers were fatherly figures or only there to keep the slaves in line. This paper explains that these three very different works take two diverse looks at slavery, one through the eyes of a slave-owner committed to the practice and one through the eyes of an abolitionist; and discusses how they come to quite differing conclusions.
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"In "Uncle Tom's Cabin," author Stowe portrays some slave owners as kind and understanding. The Shelby's are this kind of family, and if they had not lived in the South, they may not have even owned slaves. They try to regard them as people, and trust men like Tom with vital parts of their lives, and they are strong enough not to sell him to an unscrupulous dealer like Hadley, whose only real purpose is to make money from the slaves, he treats them like so much horseflesh - valuable, but without feelings or needs. However, far more common were overseers like Simon Legree, who came to stand for evil and cruelty in American culture."
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Slavery in America, 2007.
This paper compares the books "Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution in the Antebellum South", by Albert J. Raboteau, and "Slavery: A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life", by Stanley M. Elkins'.
2,514 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper explains that, although both books cover the same historical period, Elkins' "Slavery" looks at the roots of American slavery; whereas, Raboteau's "Slave Religion" looks at how slaves were converted to Christianity and what it meant in their lives. The author points out that Elkins believes that American slavery was decidedly unique and did not follow the pattern of slavery in other parts of the world; while Raboteau's thesis explores black American religion, which he calls the "invisible institution" rather than the "peculiar institution" that Southerners used to refer to slavery itself. The paper relates that Raboteau employs personal memoirs, which makes his book seem more nearly real and emotional to the reader; Elkins' book seems more scholarly because he uses a wide variety of primary and secondary sources.
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"Raboteau goes on to describe various parts of black religious services that resemble some of their African cultural practices, from "ring dances" to shouting and singing during services. He also discusses folk beliefs and even voodoo, and their importance in black religion, always tying the information into the roots of black culture in Africa. ... He shows that African religion did not, for the most part, remain in the slave culture, but portions of it influence worship, belief, and churches to this day."
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Thomas Jefferson and Slavery, 2007.
A review of the history of slavery in America and Thomas Jefferson's ownership of slaves.
1,164 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses how Thomas Jefferson, who was considered a champion of equality, could have been a slave owner himself. It discusses Jefferson's unacknowledged relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings and its implications. The paper describes the history of slavery in the United States and discusses whether new revelations about Jefferson's private life should affect how we view his acknowledged achievements.
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"This was not a failing particular to Jefferson, and the Constitution produced by the Founding Fathers similarly views equality as limited to certain elements in society. It is possible to see the system that was created as unjust in many respects, largely excluding women and giving more power to those with property than those without, though it is also apparent that the system has tended toward increased justice over time and has done so precisely because the Constitution set forth important principles of justice and equality and provided the mechanisms for assuring that the people could gain more protections over time. Justice is defined here as the promotion of equality, the assurance of freedom, and the maintenance of order as a way of assuring that freedom and not for its own sake."
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The Economics of Slavery, 2002.
A study of the economic dependency on slavery in the Pre-Civil War South.
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper describes that slavery was the foundation of the Southern socioeconomic society. It examines the way slave-owners referred to slaves as property, by the example of their bank records. The paper demonstrates that the Southern states sunk into a deep depression, because of the elimination of the institution of slavery.
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"In writing the Constitution, the Founding Fathers addressed the issue of slavery in a compromising manner, but during the antebellum period, slavery became a more controversial issue. During both periods, many Americans understood that slavery could not easily be eliminated, because of its deep roots in American socioeconomic society. The institution of slavery was primarily economic in nature, as was apparent by the way slave owners referred to their slaves in terms of profits and production, the plethora of jobs surrounding slavery, and the inter-dependency of the states? economies in regard to the institution of slavery".
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Slavery in American Literature, 2004.
Examines Frederick Douglass's autobiography and Amy Kolen's essay, "Fire", to examine two forms of slavery in American history.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" and the essay, "Fire", to discuss issues of greed, selfishness, and slavery. Perhaps even more upsetting than the legality of slavery in American history itself, was that much of the population viewed it as an essential and fundamental base of the United States' economy. The author of this paper contends that the population of the United States worried more about its economy and making a profit than attending to the fact that millions of slaves were suffering, all for the good of the slave owners who were waiting to cash in on their next harvest. The same idea can be applied to the treatment of the Triangle Factory workers, who were, in essence, slaves to the factory. By looking at these two examples, one can see that both Douglass's book and Kolen's essay demonstrate how the selfish actions of a number of people can lead to the suffering of many others.
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"Nevertheless, the workers at the factory had little choice but to continue working. The owners of the factory took advantage of the fact that these women needed employment and would do anything for a paycheck. When there finally was a fire, the workers had no way to get out, and most died within minutes. They were slaves to the factory - bound to its fate - for when the factory went down, they went with it. Again, many innocent people suffered due to the selfish actions of selfish people."
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Slavery, 2006.
An in-depth study of slavery in the United States.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 91.95
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This paper examines the institution, practice and effects of slavery in the United States. The paper begins with a thorough explanation of how slavery began and its roots in indentured servitude. Then the paper traces the process of the slave trade, with exacting detail about the conditions and treatment slaves faced on their voyage from Africa. The paper also discusses the buying and selling of slaves once they arrived in America and the varying treatment they received from their masters. Also explored is the labor they performed and conditions in which they lived and worked. Next, the paper examines the impact of slavery on the psyche of slaves, as individuals, families and communities. The paper concludes with a discussion of the Civil War and the ultimate dissolution of the institution of slavery by President Lincoln.
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"The beginning of slavery in the New World has some surprising origins. Slaves actually began as "indentured servants" in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. (Volume Library) In return for an employee paying for their trip to the New World, a person agreed to work off the debt as the employee's servant. They were contracted to work for a period of time. Once they had fulfilled their contractual obligations, they were considered free. Many even obtained their own land and began to contract their own indentured servants. Indentured servants were both Blacks from Africa and Whites from Europe. From 1619 until 1640, these workers earned their freedom. (Journey From Slavery to Freedom) Black servants, white servants, and their employers often worked side by side in the fields. Historians agree that the early colonists did not at first intend to create a system of human bondage. (American History)"
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The Fugitive Slave Act, 2006.
This paper discusses the topic of slavery and looks at the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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In this essay, the writer looks at events leading up to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and discusses why it was written. The writer points out that the purpose of the document was to attempt to force southern slave owners to be governed by some form of federal policies and regulation that had not previously existed.
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"The Act was written in response to southern slave owners that had previously been given the right to cross into other states in pursuit of slaves that had escaped. The document was, therefore, influenced by the structure of society at the time in which slaves were commonplace in southern states, and "masters" considered them as property. The writing responded to that contention by attempting to force the federal government's inclusion in how slaves were recaptured, although it failed miserably according to northern beliefs. "
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"American Slavery, American Freedom", 2008.
A review of "American Slavery, American Freedom" by Edmund S. Morgan.
1,444 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper describes how Edmund S. Morgan's "American Slavery, American Freedom" examines the political and social impact of slavery in colonial America. The paper explains how Morgan emphasizes the tragic contradiction between freedom and slavery, particularly in the colony of Virginia that produced patriot leaders such as Washington and Jefferson, but also had the most slave owners. The paper further explains Morgan's thesis that this contradiction was caused by prevailing beliefs that racial and gender inequality was a natural condition.
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"American Slavery, American Freedom was written by historian Edmund S. Morgan and published in 2003 by W. W. Norton. The author's examination of slavery in America emphasizes the tragic contradiction between freedom and slavery, and focuses on Virginia, which produced leaders of the American Revolution who were dedicated to freedom and equality, but which also had the most slave owners. In his book, Morgan analyzes this paradox as he strives to understand and explain why such a contradiction existed."
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