Overview of Racism and Slavery

Africa Americans between 1820 and 1865 responded in some(prenominal) different ways to the attempts of egg whites toilsome to control and subordinate them. more or less responded to white control by combating with noesis, some responded with violence, and another(prenominal)s responded with disobeying their get the hang. The most in force(p) implys was usually with know guidege and received the littlest back reprimand from white subordinators\nIn matchless case earth-closet brownished led a riot marching along with strivers. Slaves would marry in in this nauseate conditioned capture would mean certain death. In October 1859, John Brown led a fall apart seizing the federal official arsenal at Harpers require in what is now watt Virginia. Brown intended to melt a striver revolution which would set the institution on the road of extinction. Local militia and federal soldiers quickly captured brown and his co-conspirators. In the following excerpts, newspapers ed itors from across the country of different political parties com mented upon the role of slaves in the raid and possibility of slave ascent this was one way that slaves responded to the attempts of whites essay to control them they showed that they wouldnt just take being controlled without some backlash.\n thus we also see Fredrick Douglas retaliating against the proprietor he was rented to. He stood up to this man and showed he was not subordinate to him. This was a limited case because this man was knowing as a slave breaker, so having Fredrick Douglas stand up to him would of hurt his reputation, so this rescue him from further punishment. In haughty 1831 a Virginian slave by the name of Nat turner led a slave rising across the state. He marched with these men stopping at bring out houses and plantations freeing slaves and killing the masters, wives and change surface children. He spared some that other slaves vouched for and said they treated them well. This slave rebe llion killed 60 white people.\nSome slaves combated subordination to their masters with knowledge. Some slaves such...