HST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Paternalism, Upland South, William Wilberforce
10 Nov 2016
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Working slowly, feigning illness ( possuming ), pan toting (common among household. Day-to-day slave resistance slaves -> steal food to return it to family: emphasizes importance of the slave family (nuclear and extended) in sustaining slaves. Slave families have powerful bonds in the u. s. Slaves would have marriages under slave quarters. Done to preach a message of pacifism and obedience in order to subordinate their slaves: importance of music and dance (ring shout) After the american revolution, slaveholders embrace the true philosophy of natural rights and emancipate their own slaves. Manumitted slaves/manumission fever : voluntary emancipation of slaves by the owner. Slaves could also overtime purchase their freedom. Slaves that were old were also set free (useless for labour) Free people of colour join the u. s as a result of the louisiana purchase; immigration fro. Some live in cities and others off land. More likely to be women and light skinned: often times because the slave is the master"s children.
