slavery presentation

Slaves

We Are People churches.

Working Too!
conditions
Resistance
of to slavery.
slaves.

African
American
Culture.

African American

Culture

Today in the 1850s, most African Americans are appalled. The treatment that the owners give to their
slaves. This meaning that their lives are not theirs, but slaves is just unforgivable.
they found a way to survive. Keeping in touch with their
culture helps them express their feelings about slavery One day after, we interviewed a former slave
and how much they want their freedom. For example, that wanted to remain anonymous. We asked the
four of their culture’s aspects that help them express slave,” How do you and the other former slaves
themselves are dancing, singing, telling stories, and dance if there is no music?” The former slave then
illustrations. responded, ”Good dancers could play a tune with
their feet, dancing largely to an inward music, a
When dancing and singing, they do not have music that was felt, but not heard.” This gave us an
any music, so they have to create their own rhythm. example of how the dances are also used to “ refresh
Their songs are about faith, love, work, kindness and their souls.” We also discovered that they are
even about the cruelty of their owners. Just three days based on African traditions.
ago, we interviewed Fredrick Douglas. We asked him
about the songs slaves sing.”Can you please give us
an example of a song that you and the slaves sing?” He
didn’t even respond yes or no, he just went straight to
singing.
“We raise the wheat, dey gib us the corn;
We bake the bread, dey gib us the cruss;
We sif the meal, dey gib us the huss;
We peel the meat, dey gib us the skin;
And dat’s the way dey take us in.”
We were amazed at this song as well as

Working Condition of slaves

To this day working conditions for To do this, they try to get the most work
slaves have been horrendous. Slaves possible out of the slaves at work. Then
work the fields from dawn into late even slaves are not done. Even after
nights. In some cases if they don't dark there was water to carry, wood to
pick their usual amount of cotton they split, pigs to feed, and corn to shuck,
were viciously beaten. They are called cotton to clean, and other chores to do.
up in the morning at daybreak.
One slave recalled “I have never known
They only have time to eat a couple what it was to rest. I work all the time
handfuls of corn before being driven from morning to late night. I do
out to the fields. On small farms everything there is to do outside. I work
slaves work side by side in the fields. in the field, chop the wood, hoe the corn.
On large plantations, planters hired Sometimes I feel my back will surely
overseers to supervise their break.” No one deserve los to be treated
slaves.Overseers are paid to “care for this way. If your not treated like this why
nothing but to make a large crop.” should slaves be.

Resistance to slavery

As years pass, slavery has slowly taken over our painful sufferings. Just last week, we interviewed

society. Although, recently there have been variety of Frederick Douglass, one of the handful of slaves that

cases notifying the community that some slaves have stood up to their masters. First we questioned his

escaped. What does this mean? Where do they go? Why situation when he was a slave, “What did your master do

is this just happening now, in the 19th century? How do to you? What did you feel?”. Douglass responded with

they even plan their escape? Though we may not know “He overpowered me every day whether what I do is

the answers to these intriguing questions, we were able righteous or inaccurate. As he whips and beats me up, he

to communicate with one of the slaves that went through attacks me with a stream of discourteous words. My

it all, Frederick Douglass. aching bones and sore back were my constant

As a known fact, thousands of slaves experience companion.” Surprised and disgusted by what we heard,

brutal actions and cruelty from their masters day and we moved on to the next question, “What did you do to

night. These actions don’t pick a certain timing. Slave stand up to him? What did your master do afterwards?”.

owners are so ignorant of their savagery that it Douglass took a moment to reflect on this victorious

sometimes costs them the life of their slaves. Although as situation he was in and said, “He has beaten me up

stated previously, slaves are lately becoming audacious repeatedly that I got sick of it all. A rush of anger ran

and desperately creating ways to avoid the through my whole body and I decisively tackled him

to the ground and held him so firmly by the of the masters dying. After endlessly searching for
throat that his blood followed my nails. The information on this topic, we came to an answer. We
moment I sunk in the situation, I felt revival discovered that slaves have been mischievous and
within myself. My master was not only taken by secretly jumping fences as the scenes were left
surprise I could do such a thing but he never destroyed and out of order. They’ve also been putting
laid a finger on me ever again.” We as well were their masters to misery by setting their houses and
taken by surprise by the tension that has grown barns on fire as well as putting them to their death.
between Douglass and Covey, his master. We Slaves have come to the point of poisoning their
figured that there have been worse cases that masters in order to get rid of them and be released
stands out from Douglass’ position. This single from their imprisoned life.
way that slaves perform to resist to slavery
shows the anger that slaves store within Other slaves just work with what they have and
themselves enduring all the punishments given pretend to act as if they weren’t in their right minds, ill,
to them. and knowledgeless just to refrain from working as their
masters will view them as “useless”. Though there are
Along with this method, there are many many more methods of escaping and resisting to
others. Recently, there’s been complaints from slavery, where do these slaves actually run to? Well,
slave owners of their property being wrecked many slaves have been caught attempting to head to
the North where freedom has been rumored to be.
Even if they’ve successfully escaped their masters’
territory, they could easily be found by someone else
and the consequences are worse than anything that a
master would do. This would include being mauled by
dogs, harshly beaten, and death. In our generation,
slavery has been increasing tremendously. Whether
we do anything about it, it’s up to us but, slaves aren’t
wasting any time as they plan their escapes and
resistance to slavery.

SLAVE CHURCHES

For a long time now and till this day in February 1851,
slave owners had been strongly encouraging their slaves to
attend church on Sunday. During the mass, white ministers
usually always preached the message, “If you disobey your
earthly master, you offend your heavenly Master.” It’s no secret
that the slaves did not enjoy this lesson from the minister at all.

Slaves wanted to bring their African roots and American
needs together. They disliked the fact that white preachers were
just basically telling them to be good and obedient toward their
masters. Therefore, black preachers told the slaves other things
that had more impact and importance to them compared to what

Religion is helping these slaves get through life. It is
evident how religion is affecting their lives by helping them
bear their suffering and helping them find joy. Their prayers
and spirituals are currently helping them give a voice to
their greatest sorrows, deepest longings, and highest
hopes.

Articles by: Arlene herrrera
America lopez
Arriana rivera
Kaela snagalang