The Anti Black Violence Started With American Slavery

When President Abraham Lincoln addressed the nation in his Gettysburg address he expressed the bloodshed from the civil war would bring about a “new birth of freedom” for the American people and nation. During the 19th century and in the aftermath of the civil war, white southerners engaged in a ruthless and never ending cycle of violence against African Americans. The white southerners engaged in violence over whether or not, after slavery African Americans would get full benefits of citizenships. The terror that was inflicted by whites onto African Americans resulted in 4,743 of African Americans being tortured, and lynched between the years of 1882-1968. Lynching has become the most disturbing and lawless act in American history. Many scholars and leaders have debated over the reasoning of such violent acts such as lynching during this time period.

Blacks were introduced to American soil during the 17th and 18th centuries via the triangular trade route, and were welcomed by whips, chains, shackles, and all the horrors of slavery. Slavery was legitimized by our government and continued for a few hundred years, taking a civil war and sixteen presidents before it was abolished. To this day, there is still much hatred between blacks and whites despite emancipation, desegregation, and integration; some would argue that the condition of African Americans in the United States is still one of a subservient nature. Federal law defines a hate crime as whenever a victim is attacked on the basis of his or her race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or

The slashing , Putting runaways to death, The burning screaming that could pierce through your soul and heart. This was how African americans were treated They were forced to work day in and day out until their limbs were falling apart and there was no will to live. Usually in mines, Farms or Homes because That was how they were to work. That's not all though if they did wrong ( knowing how to read or write) Or just because there master felt like it…. They would brutally assaulted them with the slashing of a whip Or put to death just for the heck of it. Or Because there owner thought they were doing wrong; So what was the cause and effects of this Unfair ruling of pain, Suffering and Terrible act of violence called slavery?

It's hard to believe that there was a time in American history where human beings had no rights, were considered possessions, and could be treated in the most horrific ways and then be prosecuted for being pushed to the limit where they break down and do terrible thing they wouldn't naturally do just because of their skin color, ethnicity or gender. By The time of the mid-1800's slavery in the northern states seemed to have been getting better not to say the same for the south. Slavery was still a big part in the southern state; you had indentured servants and field workers. Each was having their own task given by their master. However, slaves were not just used for field work or helping out with crops or around the yard. White men would also get woman slaves to be a "wife

This was desirable because slaves had to endure enormous hardships. They had no free choice, could not marry who they wanted, could not work where they wanted, had no chance for education, could not live where they wanted, were beaten, had their children taken and sold, and were sold like cattle. This is unjust because it is not ethical to treat people as

White violence and intimidation created fear among the black people as they feared for their lives. The hostile environment against the black people was a major factor in preventing them from exercising their civil rights. They feared if they exercised their civil rights, they would be accused of killings, rape or theft and be lynched. They opted to stay put rather than risk their lives.

The slave owners would excuse the Africans as an inferior species all together, and labeled them as “lazy” and ‘violent.” Even after slavery was abolished in 1865, an onslaught of hatred came the way of the African Americans in the form of terrorist attacks, lynchings, and the formation of the KKK. In 2016, it is extremely rare to see displays of racism so blatant, at least with the intent to harm people of color proudly expressed. That doesn’t mean Black people do not experience this type of abuse anymore, people have just gotten better at hiding their prejudice. Whether we are aware or not, the habit of discriminating, especially towards those with dark skin, has manifested itself into every part of our lives and society. This leads us to unconsciously act a certain way towards some racial minorities or at least be ignorant to the fact that there is anything wrong with how we behave. Many people refer to 2016 America as a “post-racial society” where race is no longer a problem. These are the same people who think police brutality, and racial profiling isn't real and that the “Black Lives Matter” movement is just a group of overly-sensitive attention seekers. To say institutionalized racism doesn't exist means that they are privileged enough to not have to constantly be aware of the

Violence against black people in America began when slaves were kidnapped from Africa and sent to America. White slave owners would beat them, breed them, make them work without pay and sell them as if they were animals. When Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, he wanted to abolish slavery in the south. This lead to the civil war, a war between the north, called the Union, and south, which was called the Confederacy. The Confederacy wanted black people to still be slaves and the Union wanted to abolish it. The war ended with the Confederacy losing and the creation of the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all of the black people in the south. Once black people were freed, a white supremacist group called the Ku Klux Klan was created to prevent black people from fighting for equal rights. They would do this by terrorizing and murdering innocent black people. Not only did black people had to deal with the KKK, but they also had to deal with Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws were the laws that were specifically made to hurt the black community. All of these injustices lead to the beginning of the civil rights movement, where people fought for equality. After the Civil Rights movement, a majority of black people have equal rights, but still, have to face violent acts of racism in America.

Slavery was the origin of where racial injustice and profiling all started. The blacks were discriminated against, mistreated, beaten and sold to plantations across the southern part of the United States. There was once a time and place in the southeastern part of the United States when African Americans were referred to as “blacks” or even the “N” word and the rest were known as whites. This was when segregation and slavery received national recognition for being wrong. This was back in the 1960’s, when everyone in that time period was not treated equally. The white communities were treated a lot better than the colored communities. Everywhere they traveled there were two signs that separated the whites from the colored or black population.

While slavery was a horrific thing that led to the mistreatment of millions of black people, it had the power to last for centuries. When looking closely at historical accounts it becomes easier to see why this horrible practice was able to sustain for so long. One of the reasons was because the economy of Colonial America relied heavily on the labor of slaves. Farming, the slave trade itself, and the harsh treatment of slaves were all driven by the greed of slave owners. Another reason that slavery lasted so long was racism. During this time, the black population was considered inferior to the white population. This helped to promote the cruel behaviors that occurred in slavery. Lastly, many whites actually felt that the slaves were treated

supremacy on their black neighbors. Consequently, black southerners fought back against unequal treatment, discrimination, and the violent white people who executed racial massacres. After the

One talking point used by those who believe slavery is justify was that the African-Americans are brutes and non-Christians so open to immorality when they are free, it was necessary for the white men to control them or society would be threatened (Sehat 2011, 73). However, those who thought slavery is immoral, still believed that African-Americans could not be good citizens, but slavery was still immoral (Sehat 2011, 84). Abolitionists believed that they could remove the faults in African-Americans by Christianizing them. The argument used by the slavers was brought on by faulty science. Even after the Civil War, individuals and groups in the south set up black codes in order for blacks to know their place in Southern society. Even Booker T. Washington saw the evil that blacks could cause and believed that religion was the only force that could keep them restrained for their own good (Sehat 2011,

The subconscious and conscious racism that spews out of the mouth has left an existing effect on the black community. Racism is the reason why black people find more difficulties in securing a home loan, or a credit loan. Racism is the reason why blacks are arrested at rates of six times more than whites. The time of slavery let hatred grow into a collective understanding to society that the color of your skin matters.

Slavery is a stain in the history of the United States that will always be particularly remembered for the cruelty it exhibited. Up until 1865 slaves were imported in shiploads and treated as if they were merely cattle. On the farms slaves were given no mercy and had to work long, arduous days for nothing. Additionally they were often subject to cruel overseers who would beat and whip them on a regular basis. As brutal and destructive as the institution of slavery was, slaves were not defenseless victims. Through their families, and religion, as well as more direct forms of resistance, Africans-Americans resisted the debilitating effects of slavery and created a vital culture supportive of human dignity.

Although they chose the African Negro race, race isn’t the cause for it. It’s all about money, power, and the ability to work. African Negros had very little knowledge about anything around this time, and the master saw this as an opportunity to profit off of them. Some people actually thought that no other race could get the job done like African Negros can. People such as the Governor George McDuffie of South Carolina believed that ‘African can change his skin,’ it will be useless to try by any human power, to make free those whom God has doomed to be slaves…’ Slaves were treated in a very horrific way, it seems as if they got beaten more than they deserved. The scars that were left after each whipping are scars that will never heal and that’s something that they just had to deal with. Why? They were property to others, so whatever the master says, goes. Simple. Do your job, or get