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Essay / Injustice of Male to Female Slavery - 1079
Injustice of Male to Female SlaveryHarrie Jacobs, author of “Incidents of a Slave Girl,” depicted the life of a woman enslaved to white plantation owners between the years 1819-1842. Harriet Jacobs escaped from slavery and became a central figure in African American culture with her owners' tales of cruelty and her need for freedom. Jacobs wrote his story to persuade white people in the North to fight against the mistreatment of African Americans in the South. Jacobs highlighted, for both abolitionists and non-abolitionists, the abuses slaves suffered over many years and the obstacles they went through to secure their freedom. Harriet Jacobs said: “Slavery is bad for men, but it is much worse for women. » Contrary to Jacobs, women's slavery did not exceed or fall below that of men. There was some variation in the circumstances in which the different sexes were treated, but the effects of slavery affected men and women equally. Enslaved men and women all had a common goal: to enjoy freedoms and rights as human beings among their Caucasian counterparts. Erik Foner, author of Give Me Freedom! An American History, said: "Black sought to make white Americans understand slavery as a concrete reality – the denial of all the essential elements of freedom – and not just as a metaphor for the loss of political self-determination . » African Americans fought collectively alongside men and women against the oppression of Caucasians. The practice of slavery for men and women presented equal suffering. However, white plantation owners or overseers routinely raped women during this period. Women regularly had their children taken from them and sold them into slavery. However, ironic... middle of paper ... families. Nor could they protect their wives from physical or sexual abuse by owners and overseers (a common occurrence on many plantations) or determine when and under what conditions their children worked. Men and women fought together to bring the United States out of slavery. . Many slaves lost their lives while running north for freedom or from the harsh conditions imposed by southern plantation owners and overseers. Specifying that one sex suffered more than another would be a counterproductive hypothesis.BibliographyFoner, Eric. Give me freedom! : an American story. Seagull 4th ed. New York: WW Norton & Co., 2014. Garabedian, Steven. American history, classroom lessons. Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, April 27-May 2, 2014. Jacobs, Harriet A. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988