Essays on Slaveholder

Motherhood is a sacred act for each woman. It is the most powerful and spiritual component of a woman’s life. Published in 1987, “Beloved” by Toni Morrison depicts heart-wrenching lives of African slaves and explores the mother-child relationship and the experience of black women in an unjust and prejudiced society. “Beloved” was based on the real story of a slave woman called Margaret Garner who killed her own child. This masterpiece emphasizes the barbaric and cruel effects of slavery and oppression of black women in the circumstances of racial inequality and abusive behaviors. They were not allowed to ...

As a prominent orator, author and abolitionist in (1818-95) Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He soon went on to become a world renowned anti-slavery activist at the age of 20 when he managed to escape from slavery. As well as classics of American autobiography, Douglass’s three autobiographies are also seen as important works of the slave narrative tradition. From his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s, and earlier on in the 1840s his abolition activities, Douglass’s work as a reformer had a wide range.

Douglass achieved fame internationally as a writer and a persuasive and inspiring speaker in the 16 ...

The abolition of slavery in the 1865 became one of the most significant events of the whole US’ history. Right after the Civil War, government adopted the Thirteen Amendment of the Constitution that abolished the slavery in every state of America forever. And although the corresponding law was an inevitable and obvious step towards the formation of the developed democratic nation, the debate over the slavery has been lasting during the first half of the 19th century. The confrontation between the South and the North in the issues of slavery and liberty became rather serious and involved the political ...

In the 18th century, the United States was the centre of African American slavery. Primarily, most of the slaves were from African and worked in the large plantations. The majority of blacks living in the United States during the 18th century were treated as slaves. It was nearly impossible to find a black person who was not a slave. In fact, African-American slavery was legalized in some states such as Maryland and Virginia. This was intended to provide an opportunity for the whites to enslave more Africans to work in their large plantations. Essentially, slaves were harshly treated by their masters, ...

In the book, A Ruling Race, James Oakes outlines a view and perception of the slaveholding class entirely. Whilst prior history explains the class of the slaveholder’s planters, James Oakes in his book does not agree that the planter gives an accurate representation of the entire slaveholding. In the book, slaveholding class included of diverse ethnic communities or groups that were shaped and controlled by differing economic, political, ideological, as well as demographic development. Slaveholding class could be divided into three phases, that of small, middle-class masters, and finally planters. The analysis is based on social, religious, as well ...

Provision for public health and safety

The organization of city planning Cultural/educational amenities for citizens of Icarie Cabet who was exiled from France decided to set up a model colony on land which was appropriated from the state of Texas. From the very beginnings this colony was meant to function on rather original lines with particular emphasis on issues such as health and safety which were unheard of in cities at that time. The city was to have orderly workshops, residential unites according to class, a properly planned sewage system and a number of public monuments, spaces and gardens to ensure the proper recreation of the ...