HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - David Brion Davis, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Rule, Britannia!
8 Aug 2013
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We must face the ultimate contradiction that our free and democratic society was made possible by massive slave labor. david brion davis, inhuman bondage. Professor henry louis gates: prominent american scholar, target of racial profiling, police vs. black males in america, case shows u. s. is still struggling with massive consequences of history. Slavery throughout history: has existed throughout history, in the middle ages: Slaves -> serfs: slavery replaced by serfdom person tied to the land, not owned directly by another person. Laws: 1542 spain prohibits enslavement of native americans, they were replaced by african slaves. How many were forcibly transported over to the new world: about 3 million, about 20 million, about 9 million > about 8. 7 million (approx. 3. 2 million white slaves were also taken to new world: about 15 million. Time: why roots" hit home: shows cruel treatment and control by taking away individuality of slave.
