Summary Of Slavery By Michael Gomez

Everyone is always tought to be yourself and not try to fit in because everyone is different. No matter what skin color you are we are all just alike on the inside. When I was in middle school I had to come to a realization that i was different from all my friends. I was considered overweight unlike all my friends. This made me uncomfortable being around everyone else. This my only identity problem due to my school being completely caucasian. I did not have to experience any racism or being mistreated due to my color. Unfortunately there are millions of African Americans who are mistreated by white people when everyone is equal.
Michael Gomez does an incredible job outlining the life of an African American through the years of slavery. He
All, however, passed through certain stages in moving from ethnicity to race.” As previously stated the slaves had normal lives in their home country in Africa before being shipped over to America. An African could be a king or queen in their country but once they get forced onto the overcrowded ship they no longer have any more power than a regular African. These Africans were brutally stripped from any possessions and power they once had. They became new people and their lives were forever changed due to slavery. Once they became slaves they were no longer considered Africans they were known as “blacks” to the slave masters and their families. Their ethnicity no longer matter it was about their race. At this time if they had just the slightest bit of black tent to their skin then they were considered a slave and began the worst life possible. The
The whites did not care if they were African Americans or what religion they previously were they were just “blacks” in the American's eyes. Gomez believes that whites did the slavery by color of the skin just so they knew the difference from the free and not free people. The enslaved Africans did not want to be called blacks or slaves they wanted their true identity and were considered the “anti-American” symbol. The enslaved Africans did not go down fighting they kept pressed towards being called Africans. This showed how important it was to them to not be known as “blacks” or “slaves” they wanted to be known as their true