1. The Evolution of Slavery
During the seventeenth century, the slaves had had very few and slim opportunities to establish stable family relationships. ... During the early colonial period, many planters resisted to adhering to the idea of converting slaves to Christianity out of a fear that the act of a baptism would change a slave's legal status. ... During the 1760s, the first movements in history began to denounce slavery. ... There wasn't a dramatic change in the status of slaves up until the end of the civil war. With the southern economy in shambles, slavery being abolished and with the blacks having mo...
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