logo

Assignment on American History

4 Pages816 Words255 Views
   

Added on  2020-04-07

Assignment on American History

   Added on 2020-04-07

ShareRelated Documents
Running head: AMERICAN HISTORYSlavery “Victimized” EveryoneStudent NameUniversity nameAuthor Name
Assignment on American History_1
AMERICAN HISTORYFrederick Douglass in his autobiographical book “My bondage and my freedom”describes his struggle of a slave life during the slavery period of American history. Through hispersonal experience he presented an argument that not only the slaves suffered by the institutionof slavery of that period but all others like the slave holders or non slave holders also suffered.The author’s claim is agreeable as the ruthless practice affected every section of the society moreor less. History has demonstrated that any institutionalized crime has impact on everyoneinvolved in the societal structure of life. The slave holders did not treat the slaves as human beings and their children werevictimized as they experience and learn from their parents that it is okay to treat another humanbeing such a way. The slavery institution of that period had great economic impact on the societyand non slave owners were part of the immoral act (Rogers 881). As a whole the entire societythat participated in the slavery practice degraded the dignity and value of human life. The moraland spiritual backbone of the society was broken as most of the non slave citizens willinglyparticipated in the dreadful institution. The white slave owners or non slave owners committedsuch shameful acts that even the present society is still carrying the burden of guilt and shame. Fredrick describes how his master’s wife Sophia used to treat him nicely and taught himreading and writing (Gale 6). However as the master came to know about it he immediatelyordered her to stop that as he believed educated slave would be harmful for the institution.Obeying her husband’s order Sophia started treating Fredrick badly if he finds him reading. Thisreal incident from his life demonstrated how the institution of slavery changed a human beingand transformed her into a morally corrupted human being.
Assignment on American History_2

End of preview

Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.

Related Documents
The Life and Works of Frederick Douglass: An Abolitionist Leader
|5
|1329
|115

Compatibility between Slavery and Education
|4
|661
|153

Slavery and Education: Compatibility and Impact on African Americans
|6
|1468
|187

Slavery and Education Assignment
|6
|1302
|157

Compatibility between Slavery and Education: A Review
|6
|1304
|444

Compatibility Between Slavery and Education | Research Proposal
|9
|1463
|273