The USA - From Slavery To Freedom
Slaves in general
USA founded (equal people)
white European farmers -> Virginia
slaves since 1619
slaves necessary (tobacco, cotton)
considered as property
good, cheap workers
sold on auctions
families separated
according to skills, physical strength, appearance
supervised by overseers with whips
worked all the day
crowded in small cabins
bad living conditions
Slave triangle
slaves Africa -> America
raw materials America -> Europe
finished products Europe -> Africa
Way to freedom
Martin Luther King advocated
1820 legal in South, illegal in North
escape to the North
Abraham Lincoln – try to abolish conflicts -> Civil War 1861 – 1865
North won, slaves set free
what do now? (home, clothes, food)
only 100 years later got full civil rights
1965 able to vote
today popular, but still discriminated
-> politicians
-> pop- and film-stars