Concetti Chiave
- By the mid-19th century, nearly 4 million African slaves were in the southern United States, primarily working on tobacco and cotton plantations.
- Slaves were considered property with limited rights, unable to own homes or learn to read and write, and families were often separated.
- While some plantation owners treated slaves decently, many were cruel; disobedience could lead to severe punishment or death.
- Slaves expressed their struggles through spirituals, songs that reflected their difficult lives, and some attempted to escape, often facing fatal consequences.
- Following the Civil War in 1865, slaves were freed, but racial segregation persisted, particularly in the South, with Black Americans facing discrimination in housing, education, and voting rights.
African slaves were taken to North America by the European settlers. By the middle of the nineteenth century, there were nearly 4 million slaves in the south. Most of them worked on the tobacco and cotton plantations. They also worked n the homes of the plantation owners and looked after their children.
These slaves belonged to the plantation owners. They had few rights. They could not own their own homes. They could not learn to read and write.
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