https://padlet.com/alieuebo26/upifapci6kxu2zf7 Slavery as an Ethical Dilemma, and how it resonates historically, economically, and to this day. en-us 2022-02-04 18:37:17 UTC 2025-10-17 00:42:21 UTC hello@padlet.com alieuebo26 https://padlet.com/alieuebo26/upifapci6kxu2zf7/wish/2029985725 Obviously nowadays, slavery is not an ethical dilemma. In the United States, slavery has been outlawed for hundreds of years, and people are given equal rights, regardless of skin color. However, back then, slaves (often from African descent with dark skin) were viewed as "less than" or "3/5" of an actual person. Because of this, putting these people to work for no pay and abusing them for hours on end was accepted ethically. They weren't "real" people after all, so what's the big deal? Because of this fairly common belief, slavery was able to be debated for years on end. Some people wanted slavery abolished not even for the freedom of Africans. They wanted slavery abolished because the free labor meant that workers weren't able to find steady work for good pay. Also, the slave trade contributed a good amount to the US economy at the time, so that was another factor to consider. People also wanted to preserve the importation of slaves, and after the Adoption of the Constitution, they banned-the-banning of slave importation until 1808. They also established a tax on each slave (no more than $10 at the time, which is worth around $300 at the time) so the government was getting money from the practice. At the time, slavery was ethically questionable (but not rejected), and economically it was beneficial to the US government. ]]> 2022-02-04 18:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alieuebo26/upifapci6kxu2zf7/wish/2029985725 alieuebo26 https://padlet.com/alieuebo26/upifapci6kxu2zf7/wish/2030000711 Now, slavery is no longer an ethical dilemma. Not because people came to terms with it, but because people are so fiercely opposed to it now. In the present, people have equal rights, regardless of race and other factors. Black and white people can mix in be in the same space. Before, you couldn't even drink from the same fountain as white people in some places as late as the 60s. Now, as a black teenager, I am writing this sitting next to my white classmate as we listen to music and complete our work efficiently. Before, racism against black people wasn't opposed, and you could abuse them as you want as a rich slave owner. Nowadays, you can get your life flipped upside down if you refuse service to a black man because of his skin color. ]]> 2022-02-04 18:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alieuebo26/upifapci6kxu2zf7/wish/2030000711 alieuebo26 https://padlet.com/alieuebo26/upifapci6kxu2zf7/wish/2030016231 My client group's ethics and my personal ethics are drastically different. For me, as a black teenager, I believe that we are all equal, we should have equal rights, and we should aim to eliminate systemic racism and racial prejudice. However, my client group(who were the Workers[also representing a large quantity of the United States at the time])were quite racist against black people. Although they were poor and didn't have much, one thing they cherished was being above Black people socially. They were men who were created equal. We were 3/5. It's hard to completely understand how important race was to my client group, as they passionately believed they were above Black people, and I don't know how they would react to living among them. Having a steady source of income is important, but I'm not sure if they held the thought of being above Black people more important. Because this client group didn't really have much of a political say at the time(poor people weren't even really allowed in the Constitutional Debates, and people were kicked out for owing money), I think it'd be really hard to represent them, their beliefs, and their desires.]]> 2022-02-04 19:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alieuebo26/upifapci6kxu2zf7/wish/2030016231