Morality of Slavery

Hello readers,

In the late 18th century and early 19th century America's economy was based a lot on cotton. To have the cotton industry booming in America though many people thought that there needed to be slaves. As America grew and the southerners moved so did the cotton and slaves. The slave population was becoming so large because of all the cotton. The economy became somewhat dependent on the slaves to keep the cotton going. 

Prince Among Slaves. Comparing Slavery. http://princeamongslaves.org/module/comparing.html?page=2. www.slaveryimages.org, sponsored by the University of Virginia Library.

Everyone has the right to human dignity but the slavery system based on race does not allow the slaves to have any human dignity. The slaves are not allowed to be truly free. They are under someone else's commands. People need to be free, they need to be able to make decisions for themselves and with slavery they are not allowed to do that. They are shamed for who they are and they can't help who they are. They are not able to have any dignity because of they are shamed for who they are. The basic human characteristics aren't even respected when you are a slave. They have no privacy or time to relax. They are only able to make family and friends with people on the plantations. They are not able to interact with others and talk about how they feel. Slaves are not treated like humans. They are not able to have dignity and their basic human characteristics are not respected.  

Julianna O.