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Rights, Responsibilities, & Religion. Slaves in the United States. Nakita, David, Jongin, Go. Rights & Responsibilities. Slaves where treated as property and not as person . Slaves had absolutely no freedom.
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Rights, Responsibilities, & Religion Slaves in the United States Nakita, David, Jongin, Go
Rights & Responsibilities • Slaves where treated as property and not as person. • Slaves had absolutely no freedom. • Slaves where often beaten and where expected to do what ever their masters asked. • Slaves could not leave their masters property with out permission . • “There were numerous restrictions to enforce social control” (Slaves Codes - School ebonline Britannica Encyclopedia) • The black children inherited the statues of the mother, so if a child whose father was free but, mother was a slave, they would then also carry the statues of a slaves. • They were not allowed to marry. • Slaves where not allowed to be taught to read or write. • They could not own any guys or “firearms”
Rights & Responsibilities • “Slaves had few legal rights” (Slaves Code - School ebonline Britannica Encyclopedia,) • Slaves could not make any contracts or sign any. • Slaves could not own any property. • Once a slaves was bought they where considered the property of that person. • Slaves where not allowed to fight or strike a white person even if the slave was attacked. • “Such punishments as whipping, branding, and imprisonment were commonly used, but death (which meant destruction of property) was rarely called for.” (School ebonline Britannica)
Religion • The slaves developed their own religion, which was usually mixture of Christianity and West Africa beliefs and practices. • The slaves would hold secret services in their quarters or nearby woods where they would pray and sing. • Slaves religion or culture was to sing a song. • “Music, particularly what became known as the “Negro spiritual,” was an important part of slave culture.” (Slave Society and Culture - Clift Notes)
Religion • Slave owners saw slave marriage as a way to better control their slaves, so that they wont try to run away. • Slaves would have a formal wedding with their masters and his family in the house. • Sometimes the marriage was just an agreement from their owners. • Slaves where married by having to “jumping the broom,” a custom that affirmed their commitment to each other before the slave community” (Slave Society and Culture - Clift Notes) • “Slaves, in a prayer house built on the plantation or at services in their master's nearby church, heard time and again a simple sermon—obey your master and do not steal or lie.” (Slave Society and Culture - Clift Notes)
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