Essay On The Role Of Slavery In America

Fear is driving America. Fear of saying the wrong thing, fear of thinking the wrong thing, even fear of dressing the wrong way. While this fear is prevalent, how each person responds to it is not the same. One group fears so much about offending others that they seek out others to tell them what to do, what to think, and how to act. This fear is carried out to the point that they see certain freedoms as less and less important. While another group, feels as if political correctness is being forced and upon them and in relation to this they have begun to act out in frustration and anger. This has led this group to extol certain freedoms above that of other rights and individuals. The consequences of both of these groups will have lasting and

However, this was just a minor part of the role of slavery in America. Slavery in America was much more complex and widespread. In David Hume’s book, “Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World”, He examines the role of slavery in each of the colonies. What is found is that from New York to Georgia, salves had played a pivotal role in society. He does note that in each colony they played a different role. Per example in the Northern Colonies slaves were found in the home more and a greater familiarity existed between the slaves and their master and the master’s family. While in the Southern States slaves were needed for working in the fields and as such the same familiarity did not exist . A prime example of this, given by Hume, is found in a story of an individual from the South visiting the North. The individual notes, what he considers to be an over familiarity with the family and their slaves. As often times they’d eat at the same table and sleep in the same house and that slaves would also be found working side by side with their non-slave counter parts . These differences would lead to varying opinions on the issue of slavery following the Revolutionary War. As sung in the musical Hamilton about the Battle of Yorktown, the battle that would see the end of the war, “Black and white soldiers wonder alike if this really means freedom ?” The war for independence