Many slave revolts had no sense of unity and leadership as "slaves born in America were more likely to run off alone [trying] to pass as free men'' (33). ... Racism was always a common issue in the colonies, which unfortunately affected the results of slave rebellions. ... However, in Bacon's rebellion, there were "whites and blacks [who] found themselves with common problems, common work, [and] common enemy in their master, [that] they behaved toward one another as equals " (31). ...

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Many would refer to Lincoln as the "Great Emancipator"" because of his role in the passing of such a profound bill and it is a common belief by many that Lincoln had always been in favor of the abolition of slavery right from the beginning. ... It would appear in this sense that Lincoln is not deserving of the title "Great Emancipator"." ... However based on the actions taken by those in Congress, in contrast to those of Lincoln, it appears that Lincoln's role as a emancipator is less significant than that portrayed by the common belief. Therefore in this sense he is not deserving of this...

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Such details as birth dates, family ties among slaves and parentage, which are basic for constructing an identity, were withheld from slaves in order to prevent them from establishing a sense of self that could lead to alliances or organized rebellions. ... Jacobs starts her story and states in the preface that she wants to "arouse the women of the North to a realizing sense of the condition of millions of women at the South, still in bondage, suffering what I suffered"(Jacobs XIV). ... Thus she understands that some common ideals of womanhood cannot be applied to black enslaved women, and the...

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"Chattel slavery" is one of the most common, where people are born, captured, or sold into permanent service. Debt bondage is a common form for immigrants; they must work off an insurmountable debt to their captors and endure horrific conditions. ... They are prime targets for human traffickers who play upon their sense of duty and then exploit them. ... Another common form of modern slavery with growing popularity is the case of indentured servants. ... One common form of human trafficking is the rising industry of international adoption. ...

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Examining the role that religion played in the African-American community, primarily pre-civil war, can be a difficult task due to the limited amount of evidence available.1 While it is a common notion that slavery life was embedded with Christian ideals, a Christian-like ideology is likely more accurate.2 Syncretism occurred with the combining of African tradition and Christian principles to create an African-American spirituality specific to its people. ... The blood of her murdered ones cries to heaven for vengeance against Thee You may kill, tyrannize, and oppress as much as you choose,...

• Word Count: 1954
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Thus we can say that, Douglass' Narrative feats very well Lejeune's definition of classical autobiography not only because it is written from the first person singular perspective but also because the author, the narrator, and the protagonist share a common identity. ... Thus, we can say that the autobiography was also a kind of introspection in which Douglass tried to make sense of some significant experience. ... For this reason our concerned in this part is to study how out of this nothingness, this non-identity, Douglass was able to forge his own sense of himself. ... In this f...

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Whereas for the Europeans "wearing clothes was not a matter of choice but a sign of civility "9, it was common for Africans and Caribbean inhabitants to only hide their private parts. ... Unlike for black Africans, there was a sense of understanding for Caribbean inhabitants, because there was nothing unnatural in their way of living. ... Many reports by observers have records of the practice of circumcision in Africa, which was know to be common among Jewish men, not Christian. ...

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In "A Troublesome Property," Stampp rejected the common portrayal of American slaves as being inherently deceitful. ... They also disproved the common assumption that sons of planters took overseer functions. ... Fogel and Engerman believed these common misconceptions were due to the views being based on inferences derived from a biased sample of evidence. ... Slaves could have essential roles within plantation hierarchy and common assumptions made by other historians were inferred from biased sources, making their views less reliable. ...

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The African-American and His Majesty's Army in the Age of the American Revolution "And I do hereby further declare all indented servants, Negroes, and others, (appertaining to Rebels), free, that are able and willing to bear arms, they joining His Majesty's Troops, as soon as may be, for the more speedily reducing the Colony to a proper sense of their duty, to His majesty's crown and dignity." ... In 1774 there was a common misconception within the African-American slave community that Great Britain was the Israel for slaves; they believed that they could gain their freedo...

• Word Count: 1913
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Chapter One ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CASTE It seems necessary at the outset to point out the specific features of the caste system, in order more clearly to bring out the difference in social structure which has always existed between Europe and Africa. The originality of the system resides in the fact that the dynamic elements of society, whose discontent might have engendered revolution, are really satisfied with their social condition and do not seek to change it: a man of so- called "inferior caste" would categorically refuse to enter a so- called "superior" one....

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The Evolution of Slavery The institution of slavery has long been in practice in the Americas but was first made common in Virginia where sailing traders would barter their "slaves" for food. ... Such reasoning failed to notice that Englishmen, in the early seventeenth century, used the work servant when they meant slave in our sense, and, indeed, white Southerners invariably used servant until 1865 and beyond. ...

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Huck only being able to think good things about Jim portrays a true sense of friendship felt by Huck between himself and Jim. ... The theme of the struggle of conscience is important in the novel because it shows how much of an impact society's opinions can have on an individual, and reading it today shows how much the common point of view can change over a given amount of time. ...

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Links via relations to other family members in other villages created the kinship ties and the same sense of identity similar to slaves in North America. ... All of this adaptation was necessary to the survival of the slaves but did not eliminate the slaves need to maintain a certain sense of their own cultural identity, achieved by learning to integrate their own norms of behavior and beliefs with those of the dominant white master class. ... Arriving in America from an assortment of different societies with varying religious beliefs slaves from West and Central Africa shared common charac...

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Upon witnessing such phenomena, the mariner comes away from the experience with a newly-found sense of appreciation for nature. ... This is a significant sign that the mariner is being punished for being a part of slave trade because the manner in which he's being punished gives attention to the fact that leprosy was one of many viral infections common in Africa and the Caribbean. ...

• Word Count: 1986
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Before Europeans journeyed to North America and brought African slaves with them, Africans and Native Americans actually had a lot in common. ... Peace and diversity were commonalities: "Diverse societies flourished in Africa and the Americas for thousands of years before Europeans colonized them. ... But the peoples of these continents had many things in common. ...

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Puritanism in the New England colonies also provided a sense of unity because everyone was concerned about their peers in the communities. The middle colonies made an impact in the Americas because the soil was fertile; therefore, heavy exports of grain were common and kept the colonies thriving. ...

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Neo-Racism When I walk around my campus, specifically when I wonder around the HUB (a common area for us college kids to eat, relax, study), it is hard for me to not notice the color line separating my peers. ... Some of the people will join the organization specific to their race and gain this sense of ethnocentricity that I believe hurts society. ... I guess, in a sense, I viewed the world in a very idealistic manner that didn't fully acknowledge how bad race relations are in our nation. ...

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Victims of sex slavery are repeatedly raped, brutalized, and even tortured to the extent where they lose all hope in regaining a sense of humanity. ... Not only will this training help identify victims on a broader scale, but it will also fix the common mistakes that law enforcement agencies make when dealing with victims. ...

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The trans-Atlantic slave trade was the largest long-distance coerced movement of people in history and, prior to the mid-nineteenth century, formed the major demographic well-spring for the re-peopling of the Americas following the collapse of the Amerindian population. Cumulatively, as late as 1820, nearly four Africans had crossed the Atlantic for every European, and, given the differences in the sex ratios between European and African migrant streams, about four out of every five females that traversed the Atlantic were from Africa. From the late fifteenth century, the Atlantic O...

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The word "slavery" is a loaded term. The American Society is still recovering from the practice of one ethnic group having another in "forced solitude" (King 1). The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863 and many different groups in American society are still fighting for equality for today. ...

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