Why Slavery Is Wrong

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When I first heard the word slavery I thought back to times when people were treated like property and laws were unfair. Now when I hear the word I have more clarity on the subject. Slavery is a subject that has always astounded me because of how similar and different we are now and were then. It is surprising because slavery is still a problem now even though it isn’t as severe. Slavery in its whole is very unfair, but the most shocking part was the way slaves were treated. They were taken from their homes and thrown onto a ship. From there they were stacked like potatoes and brought to the North America. Olaudah Equiano was a slave, he said the voyage was intolerable and the stench of the boat was unbearable. If those were the conditions I couldn’t imagine the ride for children. When they arrived they were treated like property being sold to the highest bidder. This was most shocking because it reminds me of human trafficking in the world today. …show more content…

People around the world know about the topic because it can happen anywhere. Slavery shows us what life was like in the 1600s-1700s in other perspectives not just colonists. Another reason why it is important to learn about slavery is because people should know the contributions that Africans made to America and appreciate them more. It is also important to learn because "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it" -George Santayana. Even though slavery is still an ongoing problem we can still further educate ourselves and stop this issue from happening. Also slavery gave us role models like Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Park and so many others. Without all of these people the world would be worse than what it is today. Not only African americans but anyone important figures of slavery should taught about and

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