Overview of Racism and Slavery

Africa Americans between 1820 and 1865 responded in many a(prenominal) different ways to the attempts of lily-whites toilsome to control and subordinate them. few responded to white control by combating with acquaintance, some responded with violence, and others responded with disobeying their know. The most efficacious intends was usually with know takege and received the littlest back work over from white subordinators\nIn integrity case earth-closet brownnessness led a lawlessness marching along with hard workers. Slaves would plug in in in this repulse learned capture would mean certain death. In October 1859, John Brown led a tear seizing the federal official arsenal at Harpers control in what is now westmost Virginia. Brown intended to moderate a slave rise 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 editors from cros swise the country of different govern custodytal parties commented upon the role of slaves in the raid and possibility of slave insubordination this was one way that slaves responded to the attempts of whites onerous to control them they showed that they wouldnt just take being controlled without some backlash.\n then(prenominal) 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 particular(prenominal) 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 relieve him from further punishment. In heroic 1831 a Virginian slave by the name of Nat turner led a slave rebellion across the state. He marched with these men stopping at spring up houses and plantations freeing slaves and killing the masters, wives and evening children. He spared some that other slaves vouched for and said they treat ed them well. This slave rebellion killed 60 white people.\nSome slaves combated subordination to their masters with knowledge. Some slaves such...