In the writing "Slave and Citizen", the author speaks of how there was a difference in slavery in the United States and Brazil. He states how not only did the darker colored persons owned their own slaves but they had more opportunities in Brazil that they did not have in the U.S. They were able to acquire their freedom several ways in Brazil, for example: slaves could by their freedom, obtain their freedom on special occasions, etc. In the United States, slaves weren't given the same chances. If a child was born into slavery, they that's where they would stay unless a miracle happened. The reason for this being is because the slave masters didn't was to take any chances of losing money. It was all about greed and how much more money they could make in their pocket at the end of the day. The more slaves they had, the more they could make a living by having others do their work for them. Without getting paid.
I never new that dark skinned people owned slaves. That was something that wasn't taught to me. I couldn't imagine people of the same background enslaving their people, but I guess that's what make them more lenient towards freeing their slaves.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The Declaration of Independance
Before attending this class ( Violence in American Art and Culture), I didn't know the translations of the Declaration of Independence well. The last time I read about it was in high school, and my history teacher didn't go in depth with what it actually meant.
When attending the first class of ENN and listening to the professor break down each part of the Declaration of Independence, I was shocked. I was never one to be interested in politics, but this made me interested. To know that Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter stating that the people (rich white men) have the right to retaliate against their government if they are not being satisfied was just beyond belief because he segregated himself and his type of people even though he was president.
This made me think. Since majority of the people today have no faith in their government, why are we not retaliating? Now that society has changed and women and the darker skinned community have "equal" rights, why are we not using our voices and taking action to build a new government that looks out for all people and makes sure we are all satisfied and pleased with who we put in office.
The government is all about greed and isn't afraid to take us down, but they cant destroy us all. They need the people in order to run the society. Without us, there is no them.
When attending the first class of ENN and listening to the professor break down each part of the Declaration of Independence, I was shocked. I was never one to be interested in politics, but this made me interested. To know that Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter stating that the people (rich white men) have the right to retaliate against their government if they are not being satisfied was just beyond belief because he segregated himself and his type of people even though he was president.
This made me think. Since majority of the people today have no faith in their government, why are we not retaliating? Now that society has changed and women and the darker skinned community have "equal" rights, why are we not using our voices and taking action to build a new government that looks out for all people and makes sure we are all satisfied and pleased with who we put in office.
The government is all about greed and isn't afraid to take us down, but they cant destroy us all. They need the people in order to run the society. Without us, there is no them.
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