Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Slavery


Hey guys! I'm back in action! Doing my LA assignment in class right now and we are supposed to blog on slavery. So please do comment and ENJOY!(:

Slavery

Well, many people have doubts about slavery so basically, I'm going to report it. What is slavery? It is a system where humans are treated as property and they are forced to work. So when and how did slavery begin in the southern state? Well , actually slavery had been around since the 1400s. But before it started there is always this question in mind, :" how did it start?" It started when the Portuguese captain Antao Goncalves and Nuno Tristao capture 12 African(modern Mauritania) Cabo Branco and took them to Portugal as slaves. Most slaves were brought from countries such as south Asia, Africa, Europe, America etc. Surprisingly, the Portuguese were actually traditionally who bought and owned the slaves. Unfortunately, there are even rules that slaves have to abide. For example, : they have to address the owners Master or Mistress. Their owners maybe not be right, but they will definitely never be wrong. Slaves owns nothing, you have nothing and many more. To relate the the book, " To Kill A Mockingbird",
people often discriminate the blacks and bias towards the white. This study of slavery really helped me to understand the novel better.

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