Slave Trade Slavery

Many slaves being shipped to America had been betrayed by their own race, kidnapped and sold into slavery. The conditions on the ship were horrendous and each man was chained to an area and given about six feet long by fifteen inches wide. The boats were extremely packed with close corners and no bathroom, and women or children got even less space than the men. Many a times, the crew tried to justify the chaining by stating the it was a form of protection to avoid an uprising. In one of the examples Rediker gave, the slave ship, with Captain Tomba, who was known for brutal beatings including whipping, handing out cruel punishments to scare the other slaves into not acting out.

The Spaniards gave them gifts of beads and red caps. (Doc 1) They believed these gifts would encourage the Natives to show them where the gold and other wealth was. However, as Columbus became more and more frustrated with the lack of help from the Arawaks, his treatment of them became increasingly worse. Eventually, all of the Arawaks were in slavery and were being worked to death. They were treated as sub-human and had no freedom.They recieved very little food, so many starved to death.

I think equiano was successful and made it very clear that slavery is injustice. One example from the text was "refusing to eat, one of them held me fast by the hands and laid me across i think the windlass and tied my feet while the other flogged me severely." Clearly the white men were unfair with him for not accepting to eat what they had offered him. Some of the slaves had even considered dying rather than staying alive with them. The slaves would try to drown themselves onto the sea ,some were successful and passed away but those who got caught would get brought back to the ship and get punished and flogged severely.

The next day we meet Night John, a slave who was known for being in trouble and trying to defy the odds when it came to slavery and the connotation of how slaves were expected to act and their education level. He’s brought in with no clothes or shoes, his body covered in whips and scars and because of the heat he’s drenched in sweat. Because he was known for being such a mischief troublemaker, he was sold to Waller for only $50 which even for him seemed too much to be paying for a slave whose only positive appearance was his pearly white teeth. Eventually he’s sold without clothes instead he is wearing a diaper to cover his “manhood” while he works. Tired and weary, John is immediately sent to work in the fields to “earn” water and a spot on the floor near the fireplace.

Furthermore. slavery in the U.S was also a huge thing in human history, treating black people inhumanely, with no respect and with cruelty. During the 1800 's, black people were treated like tools, with no freedom nor voice. In that time, slaves were sold, they would work for long hours, given little food and water, and if they wouldn 't work, they had to be killed or punished. These inhumane acts from that time, left a huge mark on U.S history due to such cruelty to the black people.

Almost all the slaves lost their loved ones, and many others were given to abusive masters. This is especially seen when George opens up about how he wishes his life were different and he had never met Tom and Eliza, because it would be less painful than losing them completely. Other characters that were separated from their families are Topsy and Cassy. Both of these characters have done terrible things as a result, such as Cassy and her child and Topsy acting out. Along with being emotionally hurt, slaves were also beaten and mistreated, like at Legree’s.

When they first go their they saw the smoke coming from the chimneys and the smelling of burning flesh. A lot of their human rights were violated. Article 4 talks about how no one should be held in slavery, but that 's was violated when all the Jews were forced to go into concentration camps and work and couldn 't

Slaves that worked here were criminals who had to relinquish their property and their freedom. These people were stuck in the mines for the rest of their lives, never to be sold, and never to be granted back their freedom. They were condemned to slavery and it was understood that they would live and die in these mines. This poor excuse for a life often resulted in unimaginable suffering, and a very limited lifespan. Gladiators were also slaves that were trained to fight to the death for entertainment in the Roman amphitheaters.

The most prevalent theme throughout Schindler 's List is the fragility of life. Countless Jews are murdered throughout the film for minor offenses and most for no reason at all. The accurate representation of the liquidation of Krakow also demonstrates how little the Nazis cared for the Jews, people who had once been their neighbors. The interactions between the Nazi Lieutenant Goth and his maid represent the struggle some Nazis had with treating people as animals while their humane morals overpowered them at times. The value of life as determined by Schindler and Goth is diametrically opposed.

In these wars, the killed and ceased millions. The blood of the energetic men painted the country red and their souls dashed into thin air. The productive labor force was all gone over night leaving only the vulnerable in the society who could not produce enough to feed themselves. The natives were then turned into slaves. Their faith now in the hands of the Europeans who treated them as though they were animal; their human value was lost, Just like horses and donkeys, the crack of whips on the smooth and soft skins was their daily music.