Blog #2

The removal of slavery legally freed people of color however it failed to morally free the white man.

Tannenbaum raises a valid point in a few short words. I find this to be so significant because it explains the morals of white people in the South throughout history as people of color came closer and closer to freedom. It explains the hate crimes, Jim Crow laws and segregation that went on for decades after slaves had been legally freed. 

Because slavery had been practiced for so many years in the South and because the beliefs of why people of color were less than human were scientifically and religiously proven, white people were accustom to treating people of color as if they were animals. The freeing of slaves was not enough to convince those who have practiced the abusive ways of slavery, that people of color were equal.

This point Tannenbaum made speaks for the events that have shaped society throughout American history.

Another interesting point I had found was that slavery in Brazil granted slaves more human rights where as Anglo-English slavery gave absolutely no rights to slaves. A slave in Brazil was able to buy their freedom and once they were freed they were able to function as normal civilians in society. Slaves under Anglo-English slavery were hardly ever granted freedom and most of the time escaping was the only way out. Also, even after emancipation, people of color were still denied equality. They were still enslaved to the white men because white men were still morally enslaved as mentioned earlier.