Week of 11/3

This week, we talked about slaves and how they were treated. Among other things, we read the Byrd article and watched the film Quilombo, both of which painted in graphic detail the horrible experiences of the average slave. I obviously already knew that slaves were the victims of a great deal of brutality, since we learn that in school, but I never really internalized what actually took place on those ships and those plantations. To be packed in a ship with the bare minimum of food, water, and personal space to even survive - humans should never treat fellow humans that way, for any reason. I am thankful that this class helped open my eyes to what really happened to those slaves. It is so easy to sit back and not think about these things, but that is unacceptable. I hope that we can all make extra effort to treat all humans with equal respect.

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  1. Emma RoseNovember 4, 2021 at 9:16 AM

    I thought your comment about how easy it is to not think about the injustices of the past. I think that it is a huge issue today that Americans choose to not acknowledge the past out of fear of tarnishing what they think is a perfect country. This hinders any possible progression for the country, thus inhibiting any social progress in the direction of treating humans equally.

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  2. Médar SerrataNovember 10, 2021 at 5:50 AM

    Thank you, Seth, for your post. As you state, it is hard to imagine that anyone could treat a fellow human being the way African slaves were treated. We need to know this past if we are to understand the injustices committed in the present.

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