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Running head: SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIOSNS IN AMERICAN HISTORY 1
Slavery and Race Relations in American History
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SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Servitude is one of the most abusive acts and violation of civil rights that state that all
human beings are created equal, and, therefore, each man is free to decide any action to take. It is
unethical to take human beings as a property primarily for use as a forced labor.
In the colonial era, racism spread widely in the United States. Sanctioned rights and
privileges which were legal and social, were all given to the White Americans and denied to the
rest of the races. The affluent White Anglo-Saxon Protestants were exclusively granted
privileges in areas of immigration, education, land acquisition, citizenship and procedures of
crime for over periods of time as dating from the 17th century until the 1960s. On the other hand,
the non- Protestant Poles, Irish people, and Italians went through the xenophobic exclusion and
different kinds of ethnicity-based segregation in the society of America. They were vilified to be
racially inferior and, thus not taken as entirely white. Also, the Middle Eastern American groups
such as the Arabs and Jews and the East and South Asians altogether, experienced racism in
America (Stern & Axinn, 2017).
In the mid-20th century, formal racial discrimination was immensely banned. It was then
perceived to be socially and morally unethical. Even though racism was forbidden, racial politics
remain a significant feature. Racism carries on to be reflected in socioeconomic injustices, racial
stratification also appear to occur in employment, education, housing, government, and lending.
The origin of the slave trade had the sizeable economic foundation. The European
who designed the national policy during the time of the Atlantic trade system, a popular ideology
of mercantilism was witnessed. The then Colonies owned crops and mineral wealth which were
majorly used to the advantage of the home country. European labor was proven unsustainably
expensive and also jeopardized the supply of labor in countries back at home. However, the
SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Servitude is one of the most abusive acts and violation of civil rights that state that all
human beings are created equal, and, therefore, each man is free to decide any action to take. It is
unethical to take human beings as a property primarily for use as a forced labor.
In the colonial era, racism spread widely in the United States. Sanctioned rights and
privileges which were legal and social, were all given to the White Americans and denied to the
rest of the races. The affluent White Anglo-Saxon Protestants were exclusively granted
privileges in areas of immigration, education, land acquisition, citizenship and procedures of
crime for over periods of time as dating from the 17th century until the 1960s. On the other hand,
the non- Protestant Poles, Irish people, and Italians went through the xenophobic exclusion and
different kinds of ethnicity-based segregation in the society of America. They were vilified to be
racially inferior and, thus not taken as entirely white. Also, the Middle Eastern American groups
such as the Arabs and Jews and the East and South Asians altogether, experienced racism in
America (Stern & Axinn, 2017).
In the mid-20th century, formal racial discrimination was immensely banned. It was then
perceived to be socially and morally unethical. Even though racism was forbidden, racial politics
remain a significant feature. Racism carries on to be reflected in socioeconomic injustices, racial
stratification also appear to occur in employment, education, housing, government, and lending.
The origin of the slave trade had the sizeable economic foundation. The European
who designed the national policy during the time of the Atlantic trade system, a popular ideology
of mercantilism was witnessed. The then Colonies owned crops and mineral wealth which were
majorly used to the advantage of the home country. European labor was proven unsustainably
expensive and also jeopardized the supply of labor in countries back at home. However, the

SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIOSNS IN AMERICAN HISTORY 3
African slaves were present in large numbers at a cost that resulted in the agricultural plantation
in Americas lucrative. The disintegration of the social contract by Europeans led to abolitionism
in the 18th century.
Atlantic Slave trade later on succeeded and more slaves were forcibly navigated from
Africa to the United States. Early in the 19th century, various organizations were formed, and
they were advocating for the movement of the black individuals from the U.S to areas which
they could be at liberty and happiness. As some endorsed colonization, others were for the
emigration (Parish, 2018).
In the 1820s and 1830s, the (A, C.S) which stands for American Colonization Society,
was mainly used to propose the return of African- Americans to equality and greater freedom in
the continent of Africa. Slavery was later on equated to piracy and piracy was punishable by
death, but despite this, the chattel slavery practice continued for the other half-century (Meyer,
2017).
Henry Clay who was the founder of the Colonization effort stated that the unconquerable
prejudice which resulted from their color, they would not join with the free whites of the U.S
Country.
Iran Berlin, the historian, called forced migration of the slaves as the “second middle
passage,” the fact that it reproduced immensely of the similar horrors as the Middle Passage, the
great deportation traumatized people and broke many families (Jones, 2018).
President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom to slaves in the Confederate American
states which were not controlled directly by the United States government through Emancipation
Proclamation issued on 1st January 1863. However, Lincoln who did not personally oppose
slavery believed constitution did not permit the Congress the power to bring to an end slave
African slaves were present in large numbers at a cost that resulted in the agricultural plantation
in Americas lucrative. The disintegration of the social contract by Europeans led to abolitionism
in the 18th century.
Atlantic Slave trade later on succeeded and more slaves were forcibly navigated from
Africa to the United States. Early in the 19th century, various organizations were formed, and
they were advocating for the movement of the black individuals from the U.S to areas which
they could be at liberty and happiness. As some endorsed colonization, others were for the
emigration (Parish, 2018).
In the 1820s and 1830s, the (A, C.S) which stands for American Colonization Society,
was mainly used to propose the return of African- Americans to equality and greater freedom in
the continent of Africa. Slavery was later on equated to piracy and piracy was punishable by
death, but despite this, the chattel slavery practice continued for the other half-century (Meyer,
2017).
Henry Clay who was the founder of the Colonization effort stated that the unconquerable
prejudice which resulted from their color, they would not join with the free whites of the U.S
Country.
Iran Berlin, the historian, called forced migration of the slaves as the “second middle
passage,” the fact that it reproduced immensely of the similar horrors as the Middle Passage, the
great deportation traumatized people and broke many families (Jones, 2018).
President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom to slaves in the Confederate American
states which were not controlled directly by the United States government through Emancipation
Proclamation issued on 1st January 1863. However, Lincoln who did not personally oppose
slavery believed constitution did not permit the Congress the power to bring to an end slave

SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIOSNS IN AMERICAN HISTORY 4
trade. He stated that his initial Inaugural Address to have no resistance to be made irrevocable
and express through the Corwin Amendment
At the end of the Civil War, in 1865, 13th policy, which abolished the slave trade, was
ratified, and Civil Rights Act was passed by the Congress. It widened the range of civil rights to
every individual naturally born in America.
trade. He stated that his initial Inaugural Address to have no resistance to be made irrevocable
and express through the Corwin Amendment
At the end of the Civil War, in 1865, 13th policy, which abolished the slave trade, was
ratified, and Civil Rights Act was passed by the Congress. It widened the range of civil rights to
every individual naturally born in America.
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References
Jones, K. H. (2018). New Directions in Slavery Studies: Commodification, Community, and Comparison
ed. by Jeff Forret and Christine E. Sears, and: Linking the Histories of Slavery: North America
and Its Borderlands ed. by Bonnie Martin and James F. Brooks. Journal of Southern
History, 84(1), 155-158.
Meyer, J. R. (2017). The economics of slavery: and other studies in econometric history. Routledge.
Parish, P. J. (2018). Slavery: history and historians. Routledge.
Stern, M. J., & Axinn, J. (2017). Social welfare: A history of the American response to need. Pearson.
References
Jones, K. H. (2018). New Directions in Slavery Studies: Commodification, Community, and Comparison
ed. by Jeff Forret and Christine E. Sears, and: Linking the Histories of Slavery: North America
and Its Borderlands ed. by Bonnie Martin and James F. Brooks. Journal of Southern
History, 84(1), 155-158.
Meyer, J. R. (2017). The economics of slavery: and other studies in econometric history. Routledge.
Parish, P. J. (2018). Slavery: history and historians. Routledge.
Stern, M. J., & Axinn, J. (2017). Social welfare: A history of the American response to need. Pearson.
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