An overview of the history of slavery in America, from its inception in 1619 to the Civil War in 1865. It covers the legalization of black chattel slavery, the conditions of African American life under slavery, forms of resistance, and the impact of slavery on the Civil War. The document also mentions the novel 'The Help' and its connection to the harsh living conditions experienced by black maids in the 1960s.

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What were the living conditions of African Americans under slavery?
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What forms of resistance did slaves use against their oppressors?

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Scarica Slavery in America: From its Beginning in 1619 to the Civil War e più Temi in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! THE PROBLEM OF SLAVERY IN THE USA AND THE CIVIL WAR SLAVERY • August 1619: beginning of slavery in America • Trade of black people coming from Africa • 1661: Black chattel slavery → legal • North: servants in private houses • South: tobacco, rice and cotton plantations • 1776: northern states started to abolish slavery CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) • 1860: presidential elections → Abraham Lincoln “All men everywhere could be free” and preservation of the U.S. as a nation • The question of slavery divided the North (antislavery Abolitionism) and the South (glorification of slavery) •1862: Emancipation Proclamation → all slaves under the Union’s control were freed • 1865: victory of the North + 13th Amendment THE HELP • Published in 2011 by Tate Taylor • Setting: Mississippi (South) • Time: 1960s • Treatment of black maids working in rich whites’ houses • Remembering of the harsh living conditions of their parents and grandparents during the Civil War • Slavery, exploitation and racism are still and open wound BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SITOGRAPHY • Boyer, Paul S. American History a Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2012. • “Follow the Drinking Gourd” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6N_eTZP2U • Lowne, Cathy. "Beloved". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Jul. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beloved-novel-by-Morrison. • Lynch, Hollis. "African Americans". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/topic/African-American.