Abina Melton's Case Study

As mentioned earlier, Abina wanted to punish her master, Eddoo for wrongly enslaving her. Abina wasn’t as educated as the important men hearing her case, but she truly believed she was a slave. She expressed herself in her own language which wasn’t clearly understood by the important men of the court. Because she lacked education causing her to contradict, become confused or inaccurately answer the questions, Eddoo’s lawyer and the men began to create a difference between being a slave and acting upon free will like a slave. The magistrate, Mr. Melton, asked Abina if during her stay with Eccoah and Quamina Eddoo, was she “compelled to work against her will.” (Chapter 3, page

Slavery has been a major component of human civilization all throughout history. People turn to slavery for many reasons, such as fear of different ethnicities and fear that these new foreign people will take over land that is not theirs. The conditions under which slaves work and live varies greatly by the time and location of which the slaves lived. Slaves play a major role in their society and contribute greatly to their communities, often forming one of the largest masses of the population. Though the accuracy of the information from primary sources may be tainted with exaggeration and bias, it is easy to deduce from primary works the treatment of slaves and the working and living conditions surrounding them. According to many sources,

In a time period when women were considered inferior, as were blacks, it was unimaginable the horrors a black woman in the south had to endure during this period. African women were slaves and subject to the many horrors that come along with being in bondage, but because they were also women, they were subject to the cruelties of men who look down on women as inferior simply because of their sex. The sexual exploitation of these females often lead to the women fathering children of their white masters. Black women were also prohibited from defending themselves against any type of abuse, including sexual, at the hands of white men. If a slave attempted to defend herself she was often subjected to further beatings from the master. The black female was forced into sexual relationships for the slave master’s pleasure and profit. By doing this it was the slave owner ways of helping his slave population grow.

As mentioned earlier, Abina wanted to punish her master, Eddoo for wrongly enslaving her. Abina wasn’t as educated as the important men hearing her case, but she truly believed she was a slave. She expressed herself in her own language which wasn’t clearly understood by the important men of the court. Because she lacked education causing her to contradict, become confused or inaccurately answer the questions, Eddoo’s lawyer and the men began to create a difference between being a slave and acting upon free will like a slave. The magistrate, Mr. Melton, asked Abina if during her

There are different experiences of the slave trade that are reflected in these documents such as those of an enslaved person (Olaudah Equiano), a European slave trader (Thomas Phillips – an English merchant), an African monarch (King Jao) whose kingdom and personal authority suffered from the slave trade, and an African monarch (Osei Bonsu) who opposed the ending of the slave trade. Of all the commercial ties that linked the early modern world into global network of exchange, none had more profound or enduring human consequences than the Atlantic Slave Trade. And in all these documents, we can see how people reacted differently to this system based on how they encountered it and how it affected them.

Slavery is as old as the world 's first civilizations. Two important slave movements were the one across the Sahara Desert and another along the East African coasts of the Indian Ocean, both of which terminated in slave markets in the Muslim world. The subject of slavery is viewed in contrast by different parts of the world. Narrowing to the topic of slavery in the Americas and the Muslim states, it is apparent that the two regions contain mostly different opinions as to whether slaves exist for sheer labor or that slaves are humans just like you and me. What is similar between the facts that Muslims view their slaves religiously with more compassion than that of the Americas, who

Abina and the Important Men is the tale of an west African woman from Ashantee who was abducted twice and sold multiple times as a slave. The book is about her trial at court and her prosecution against Quamina Eddoo. Quamina Eddoo is a wealthy man that farms palm oil that owns young slaves. Slavery in the Gold Coast at the time was illegal due to British colonization and their abolition of slavery. Enforcing British rule against slavery was difficult in the Gold Coast. British rule clearly dictates that slavery is illegal, however, slavery was what kept the Gold Coast economy going and was apart of their tradition. At the time, palm oil was one of the staples of their economy, in which the British profited from significantly, and child slaves did the field work. If the British enforce their slavery laws against all the rich landowners who produce this oil, it would destroy the economy and relations with the powerful locals. Abina’s case was one of horrible circumstance, but provides a unique approach of historical significance.

The story of Abina and the Important Men is about a girl named Abina and how she fought to be free instead of being treated as a slave. This story took place when slavery was outlawed, although where Abina lived, slavery was still practiced. “Instead, even after 1874 large numbers of children are imported into the colony as workers” (6). She knew what slavery was, in fact she was a slave before she was wrongfully sold to her new master. It wasn’t until she overheard her master claiming that all the slaves were in fact free. Once she learned about freedom, she wanted some. “They say that in the cape coast all are free” (7). Abina had run away towards the Coast. She was hoping for someone to help her achieve the freedom

The author of this article experienced the ups and downs of being a slave and intends to inform people through this article. Olaudah told all about his different experiences of being a slave from being taken from his home while his parents

As hopefully everybody in America knows, Slavery used to be a huge issue in our country. I, personally, am very adamantly opposed to it, and I think that it is a toxic poison of an idea and I hope that whoever came up with it died by being hacked apart by a machete. However, I'm not here writing this report to give you my viewpoint on slavery...yet. I'm here to talk about slave codes. There are a couple of questions that this project wants me to answer, and I will try to answer them as thoroughly as I possibly can. Before I answer these questions, I will briefly define what the "Slave Codes" are. Slave Codes were any set of rules that were based on the notion that slaves were property, not people. Now I will answer questions. The first question is "What

A slave was then basically anyone who was not white, but color was forced to have a master in which all of the commands that came out of their mouths definitely would have to be done by a slave. Many times they were treated badly and none of the slaves had a say in anything that they would do. Slaves had no rights at all and they were considered basically nothing or a piece of property; a property in which masters could share and buy slaves for themselves. White people who could afford to buy a slave would. Slaves were mainly used for manual labor. The general function of a female slave was mainly to do chores, while men, on the other hand grew crops and worked in many other different things that involved a “men’s job”.

When you are analyzing a text that was influenced by the historical conditions of its time, you should make sure that you are aware of all of the different aspects. In1688, the year Oroonko was published, England was now apart in the “triangular trade” for about thirty now. One unique aspect of the “triangular trade” was, making an entire laboring community from one continent (Africa) to another (America) just to produce merchandises for a third one (Europe). Because of a mid-1640s discovery, sugar cane, the demand of African slaves in the West Indies became popular; but, you have to remember that beside the black slaves, a number of prisoners from Ireland, Scotland and England were also in bondage with slavery, since they were given a life

The Significance of this particular topic is to explain and give a broader view or insight on the way slaves were used and treated among Islamic societies. Every society did not treat slavery the same way. Different societies had different demands or needs that they needed their slaves to fulfill. For example, in the New World, slaves were transported and used for cropping purposes, field work, house chores, etc. whereas in Israel it may have been irrigation, mining, or herding. Another important factor of this topic will be contributed to the treatment of the enslaved beings. The treatment of the slaves is important because they were a major part in the growth of a society.

She said modern slavery is defined as “when one person completely controls another person, the person in control uses violence or threats of violence to hold and execute that control. This person thereby exploits them economically and having brainwashed, it is hard to walk away”. She further explains how modern slavery is linked to the confused supply chains of many industries including electronics, agriculture and particularly

Slavery is a forbidden act of performance according to the Holy Quran; however, it was widely spread and highly practiced in the Arab world. Slaves from many countries, especially from East Africa were traded in to perform tasks for the Sultanates. These slaves ended up as sailors in Persia or as soldiers serving in the army (BBC, n.d). One of the places slavery was common was in the Trucial states before they were under the British. The Trucial states were a collection of several sheikhdoms along the coast of the Persian Gulf. They were initially a part of the British protectorate until 1971 when some of the countries came together and declared independence to become the United Arab Emirates (National Archives, n.d) This paper will discuss about the slavery in the Trucial States and whether it ended or not after the British took over.