" This was Corny's explanation for writing the book. Unfortunately, he never mentioned accuracy. New York is a more objective look at slavery. Slavery wasn't a part-time job as portrayed in Satanstoe. It was a degrading system with no options. Hard labor was forced on to people. There were clearly race distinctions and as a result uprisings. .
Understandingly, slave owners were afraid of their slaves. They tried to limit a slave's interactions and prevent them from meeting in groups of 5 or more slaves. However, rebellions were inevitable. The government tried to make examples out of those who rebelled. These people were roasted under a slow fire for nine hours. The video compared what was taking place to the Salem witch trials. Guilty or not, a scapegoat was needed. The punishment even extended to any whites who aided the slaves in revolting. The similarity between Satanstoe and New York was that New York City was a front-runner in events. New York was one of the first cities to begin emancipating slaves. Another similarity was that the blacks and whites interacted with other. However, according to New York it wasn't in a civilized manner. .
Slaves were always seen as inferiors to whites. They hardly had any rights. Even Cooper, who thought slavery was a benevolent practice, acknowledged race distinctions. He never capitalized the words "negro" and "black". Additionally, he gave very few blacks names. Implying they"re not important enough to be given a name. The whites had no respects for blacks, whatsoever. After slavery was abolished, a period of segregation began. In public places, blacks were forced to sit in the back rows. The blacks responded by opening up their own theatres and churches and requesting the whites to sit in the back rows. However, the whites had the advantage of money and power. The black people had no choice but to obey the orders of the whites. .
The Declaration of Independence and the US constitution further impacted the debate over slavery.