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Slavery followed from racism and reinforced existing perceptions of blacks racial inferioty. Racism both preexisted and survived slavery.
Website:Stratford.org

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Yet the concepts 'racism' and 'race' modern inventions.
Www.socialistworker.org

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Website: Vice.com
I.4 Percent of Americans owned slaves during the highest peak.

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They were treated so harshly because the slave owners were cautious of facilitate communication that could often become the starting point of rebellion.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatment_of_slaves_in_the_United_States

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www.ushistory.org
Slavery was the most important thing for the southern colonies economy

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They fined slave owners for not punishing runaway slaves because runaways were a constant problem & they needed a way to resolve it by encouraging them to not lose them with the law.
www.encyclopediavirginia.org

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They were abused because they were having religious meetings and being abused was their punishment. en.m.wikipedia.org

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What percent of Americans owned slaves?

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How did slaves survive and see the bright side of their horrid situation?

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Why was slavery so popular in the south?

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Why were slaves abused and killed?

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Why did the landowners get fined if they didn't punish or capture slaves?

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Why were slave owners fined for not punishing runaways?

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Did it begin as a racial issue?

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We know that women slaves were put up for prostituition

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We know that slavery caused a divide in america between the north and the south

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We know that slaves were transported in herds from Africa to England then to America

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We know that slaves were personal property to there owners.

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Slaves were known as "Black Gold" because they helped the plantation owners collect money

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We know that slaves were treated poorly no matter how hard they worked.

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In 1641 slavery was legalized.