Race Relations in The United States A Brief History
Slavery begins in the southern B.N.A. colonies (now 1600’s known as the United States. As people come to the new world and begin large scale agriculture, they realize that they need a large, cheap workforce to work in the cotton and rice fields. They begin to purchase African slaves from slave traders.
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1776 Slavery is widespread and widely accepted in the 1600’s United States. Whites are given absolute power and authority over black slaves. (white men could not be held accountable for killing a black servant) white people believed that blacks were naturally inferior and were not capable of rational thought,theref ore should be treated as animals.
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The colonies fought for and gained independence from 1776 Britain and became the United States of America. The newly formed country issued “The Declaration of Independence.” This document made it illegal for citizens to buy and sell slaves. However, although the Declaration outlawed the salve trade, slavery did not stop. Those still owning slaves could continue to practice slavery.
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Conditions of A Slave: -Most slaves were given very little in the way of food or clothing by their masters. -Slaves worked long hours with very few breaks. -Slaves were often bought and sold and families were broken up. -Slaves who refused to comply with all orders were beaten and punished cruelly. 1836 The American Civil War ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. (Emancipation=freedom) This document legally freed all slaves in the United States of America. However, with legal slavery gone, whites constructed laws that would keep blacks in their place.
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Blacks were not allowed to shop at the same stores as 1836 whites, attend the same schools or even ride on the same buses.
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1867- A friendly club known as the kuklos organized. 1900-1960
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