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Question

How did the instiution of slavery come to exist and what are some of the results of the enslavement of africanns in our society?

Answer 1

we r still thought of low life. And it still feels like the is a slave thinking mentally.

Answer 2

The slavery of Africans began about the XIV century when the Portuguese started exploring Africa.
Note that before that there were Portuguese and Spanish cities in Africa but there was no slavery culture. They took no prisoners the were all killed. Only when they started to need lots of man labor they kept prisoners for work.

The results were not good since it created a culture of "race supremacy". Nowadays it is almost gone. Everybody knows all human beings are equal there are just some people that don't want to admit it.

Answer 3

As one of your answers said, slavery was common practice in Biblical times, and if those who profess to do what the Bible advocates, then they should condone, and indeed practice slavery, even now! But that's another question. Slavery has no doubt been practiced for many thousands of years before even the Biblical times, and was completely acceptable (except for the enslaved, of course! But only while they were enslaved themselves) And although we are more familiar with blacks slavery, that is a fairly recent phenomenon, and it should not be forgotten that black tribes in Africa practiced slavery, and were in fact the main procurer's of slaves to be sold to the white slave traders.
The results of slavery are no doubt very deep, particularly in the Americas, and of course in Africa. The point to remember is that slavery was practiced by people. In the more recent past. by whites, but overall, by anyone who could practice it of gain from it. Regardless of colour!

Answer 4

Slavery was tolerated in the Bible. There have been both White and Black slaves. It has been around for thousands of years. It was abolished in Saudi Arabia in 1965! Slavery is still practiced in the Sudan. It's all about the wealthy treating the poor like dirt.

Answer 5

instead of decorating the title to your question, perhaps you should be reading about cultural pluralism in america.
How you do not know about slavery is astonishing and disappointing. KNOW YOUR HISTORY.
Go read a book.
Dolt...

http://www.slaveryinamerica.org/whats_new.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_the_United_States

http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/slavery.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212661/

read those sights and open your mind.

I am worried for your generation

Answer 6

This has nothing to do with science and mathematics, and it's much too broad to be answered in this forum. Go read your textbook

Answer 7

hmmm let me begin to answer by saying that africans were not the only nor the first to be enslaved,if you look through the history of man kind even till the present day slavery has been around in many forms for every content and every race.
africans were enslaved and it was wrong but this is 2007 not 1837 when slavery was abolished in the USA here is a breif history lesson.
In the 18th century, the West Indies had become a main trade center due to the enslavement of human beings, first the Native Indians of the Americas and then the en-slaved Africans. Although the en-slaved people fought for their rights and freedom, they could not defeat this evil, inhumane, terror and disgraceful act, which continued for hundreds of years for the accumulation of wealth.

A British by the name of William Wilberforce, born in 1759, learned that the British public was not aware of the horrors of slavery, something taking place thousands of miles across the oceans. Wilberforce was not blinded in the way the mass was. He was brilliant and could see what others could not see. He fought against slavery and succeeded when slavery was abolished through out the British Empire. In 1807 it became illegal for British ships to carry enslaved Africans torn from their homes and families, however, this did not prevent planters in the Americas from demanding slaves as the evilness of slavery continued where the planters continue to accumulate wealth through the bondage of humans. Wilberforce continued to work towards stopping this evil profit making business and in 1833, his perseverance and his good for humanity finally paid off. The Abolition of Slavery Act was passed on August 24th 1833 by the British Parliament which became law on August 1st 1834 where emancipation took place, meaning the act of slavery by the plantation owners against people who were enslaved was now abolished. The main terms of the Act were:
-All slaves under the age of six were to be freed immediately

-Slaves over the age of six were to remain as part slave and part free for a further four years. In that time they would have to be paid a wage for the work they did in the quarter of the week when they were "free"

-The government was to provide £20 million in compensation to the slave-owners who had lost their "property."

With the abolishment of slavery, the planters were not as profitable and many plantations were shut down at alarming rate. The people were now free and many refused to work for the plantation owners who once held them in bondage for financial gains.

Although slavery is abolished, inhumane acts, racism, child labor, discrimination and crimes against humanity continues throughout the world where the resources of defenceless countries in Africa, the Middle East and their people are being invaded and attacked by the powerful nations and corporations to seize resources and to control wealth that belongs to other nations. Nothing has changed. It has only gotten worst exponentially for many nations and their people, as the mass avoids the truth and turns a blind eye to the truth. The mass is still asleep and still cannot see clearly as to what's really going on.
why dont the chinese ask about slavery? The British in China
During the 1700s and 1800s, while the British were gaining huge profits from places like India and countries in Africa they were also in China. As Hong Kong fell in the hands of the British during the opium war, the Chinese fought to stop opium in their country. While these wars and exploitation were taking place, the British were also exporting Chinese workers to work for them in the Americas where the Chinese came as contract labourers to continue the work once carried out by enslaved Africans. The Spaniards were also heavily involved in exploitation and exported the Chinese to work for them in the Americas.

The Trips Across The Oceans Were Long and Harsh
The trips across the great oceans were harsh and ships took between 70 to 177 days to get to their destinations. There were different methods used to get the Chinese to board the ships, from "subtle inducement to kidnapping." At the beginning only male laborers were brought to work. In their new land there was hardship and alienation as there were not many Chinese females. The Chinese faced many forms of abuse and discrimination in their new lands.

700 Ships Arrived In The Americas With Chinese Laborers
Between 1847 - 1884, approximately 700 ships arrived in the Caribbean, Central America and South America with Chinese contract laborers. They were to work on the sugar plantation to fill the gap because the African slave trade was terminated.

China town in Cuba
Although some Chinese may have arrived in Cuba before 1847, the first large group arrived in Cuba on the Spanish frigate Oquendo in 1847. Out of the 300 Chinese that left Guangdong in China, only 206 arrived alive and were all males. Over the next 30 years, over 100,000 Chinese arrived in Cuba. By the 1940's, there was an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 Chinese living in Havana, the capital city of Cuba. However, after Castro came to power, most Chinese businesses were nationalized and by 1968 most Chinese had fled Cuba in mass exodus, heading to places like New York and Miami, where Cuban Chinese restaurants grew in popularity. Although the Chinese fled Cuba, the discrimination they had faced in Cuba was not as bad as Chinese in San Francisco faced in the late 19th century, when 2000 Chinese fled San Francisco to live in Cuba to, ironically, escape the discrimination in San Francisco.

Chinese in Guyana
In 1853, the first batch of Chinese, all males, arrived in Guyana. The route of the ship was from Canton, by way of Singapore and Cape town. It arrived in Georgetown, capital of Guyana, after a long and harsh journey at sea.
During this era, ships were chartered to bring the Chinese to the New World where 5 ships departed from Amoy, 16 from Hong Kong, 13 from Canton, 3 from Swaton and 6 from Whampoa. The Chinese came on a 5 year contract and were referred to as coolies going to Guyana as laborers. Their contract stated that they would be paid $4.00 per month or the equivalent worth in gold each month. As part of the contract they were fed and given shelter and each year they were given one suit and one blanket.
Chinese women began coming to Guyana in 1860, but in small numbers.
Between 1853 to 1879, 13,541 Chinese arrived in Guyana. However, by 1900 the Chinese population had shrunk to 3,000 as many left to be amongst other Chinese, since the Chinese female population in Guyana was only 15% of the Chinese population. Many left for French Guiana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago to be amongst and to marry within their own culture.
Many Chinese protested the harsh life of plantation and many escaped to Charlestown, which was becoming the local "Chinatown" in Guyana. As they escaped, they were eventually caught, imprisoned for 30 days and returned to the plantation and then the cycle of escape, punishment and capture was repeated.
Like the East Indians contract laborers in Guyana, the Chinese also took their savings and purchased lands from the Africans as the Chinese were astute business people and were able to established themselves well in Guyana.

Chinese in Jamaica and Trinidad
Chinese started arriving in Jamaica in 1849 and in Trinidad & Tobago between 1859 and 1866 where 1,557 arrived as indentured laborers to work on the sugar plantations. Soon after their 5 year contract was up the Chinese left the plantations and opened up small grocery stores throughout the islands which later grew into larger businesses.

Chinese in Suriname (Dutch Guiana)
The Dutch were the last Europeans to abolish slavery, on July 1, 1863. Between 1900 and 1940, 33,000 Indonesians came to Suriname to work on the sugar plantations. Most of them only stayed for their 5 year contract and then left the plantation. By 1950, sugar plantations decreased in number from 80 to 4.

Chinese Today
The Chinese have made many contributions to the development, cultures and customs in the Caribbean, not to mention the everlasting and tasty Chinese dishes and musicians such as Byron Lee whose mother is Chinese. Besides music, Byron Lee’s dream was to start the Jamaican Carnival, which is today, the biggest celebration in Jamaica.
there was a large slave trade in the 1700,s not just africaans as so many beleive. portugese and east indians were also among the enslaved.
the resulsts of slavery are based on an individuals take on history and his knowledge of the world we live in society as a whole should not be governed by the mistakes of its past but should learn from them and move forward to mend the wrongs and amplify the rights.