Pwa Essay

  The history of slavery was oppresive because of economic exploitation, and there was physical, verbal, sexual, mental, and emotional abuse. In the book, Kindred by Octavia Butler a girl named Dana had a normal life just like me and you. One day she felt dizzy and she fainted, when she woke up she was in another century. She had to save a little boy, Rufus. It was slavery time and Dana was black so she had to be a slave, until she went back to normal and that only happened when she was in danger.She had to go to the other century every time Rufus Rufus was in danger. She had to go to the other century every time Rufus was in danger. Rufus dad, the master and Rufus mom treated Dana bad since she was a black slave. When Rufus was younger he was very different from the other people, as he as growing he started to be like his father. He was more oppressive and he started to deal slaves.Slaves were considered “Property.” Some slaves were also considered moveable property, if the owner died the slave was passed onto the slaves son or daughter. “And i knew why Rufus used his whip on “Niggers” as well as horses.” This quote from the book Kindred is saying that the white masters would whip on the slaves like he whipped an animal. Slaves were much treated like animals, they had no rights. Any slave that did not do what the master said, would get whipped.                   
 Me and a lot of other people that go to school are very lucky to have an opportunity to be educated. In the 1600’s slaves couldn’t have an education. In the south there was laws forbidding slaves to read or write. “It was dangerous to educate slaves, they warned.” This quote from the book Kindred is saying that it would be bad for any slave cought educating. Margaret Douglass as cought teaching black children and she was convicted and imprisoned for her actions.
    Slavery was so oppresive that some slaves would escape, commit suicide, and they would do other actions of this type. If any slave was cought escaping the person that cought them had to return them to the owner. There was serious consequences, like whipping. “You need to look at some of the niggers they catch and bring back, she said. You need to see them starving, ‘bout naked, whipped, dragged, bit by dogs..” This quote from the book Kindred is saying that slaves cought trying to escape from slavery would get those consequences of getting dragged, and treated like an animal. 
Slaves internilized everything they were told. For example when they were not smart enough too. Slavery really affected slaves. I think that they should of treated slaves more like humans than animals. We all deserve to be treated equally.