African American Influence On Slavery

History has had an immersive influence on our lives today. Slavery is a sensitive subject to discuss, but it’s vital to get to the root of influences in African Americans lives. Africans experienced murky times in the 1600’s, they had their freedom revoked from them and was coerced to do free labor, known as Slavery. African slaves was not treated with rights like the colonist; they were treated and viewed equivalent to modern day machines; managed what needed to be managed, fixed what needed to be fix, and replaced what needed to be replaced. Slaves were originally promised land and freedom in exchange for seven years of labor, but as the colonies prospered the colonist were reluctant to lose their labor. In 1641 slavery became legalized; African
Slaves that had lighter complexions usually worked inside doing house labor, while the darker slaves worked the plantation. The house slaves were feed food that the white counterparts ate, while the darker slaves were feed food that neither the slave owners nor the house slaves wanted. Some of the food given to slaves was unsuited for animals. The lighter slaves would travel places with their slave owners. The lighter slaves wore clothes that were finer than the darker slaves. The darker slaves worked flagging labor from sun up to sun down and risked punishment for poorly completely task. The house slaves just followed orders. Lighter skin meant better treatment. Slavery went a bit further than just slave owner mistreatment. These things lead to slaves showing contempt to each other. Slave owners would use fear to keep slaves docile. Children would undergo mistreatment and beatings; some were punished like adults. It’s critical to understand that slavery was never a choice, you were born into it. Growing up into slavery was considered normal and fair. Slaves and White people were conditioned by each other that the lighter skin was more