1. Slavery in History
Slavery has existed for nearly the entire span of human history
English word “slavery” derives from “Slav”

2. “Black” Gold for Sale!

3. The Triangle Trade

4. African Captives

5. The
"Middle"
Passage

6. Slave Ship Plan

7. “Coffin” Position: Onboard a Slave Ship

8. Slave Ship Interior

9. Onboard the Slave Ship

10. Revolt Aboard a Slave Ship

11. African Captives Thrown Overboard
Sharks followed the slave ships across the Atlantic!

12. Notice of a Slave Auction

13. First Slave Auction New Amsterdam (Dutch New York City - 17c)

14. Slave Auction in the Southern U. S.

15. Inspection and Sale

16. Slave Master Brands

17. Slave With Iron Muzzle

18. 30 Lashes

19. Whipped Slave, early 1 9c

20. A Slave Lynching

21. Negro Hung Alive by Waist

22. 1789  wrote and published autobiography detailing his experiences
Olaudah Equiano ( )
1789  wrote and published autobiography detailing his experiences

23. Africans could not claim protection form English Law
Service never expired
Children were slaves

24. Anti-black stereotypes flourished in 17th century England
Skin Color made it difficult to escape
Accustomed to diseases and agricultural labor

25. New World Slavery was associated with race.
This concept drew a permanent line between whites and blacks.

26. Origins of American Slavery
Slavery was not intention as part of colonizing the New World
Demands for workers increase with the profitability of tobacco.

27. 1600 huge sugar plantations worked by slaves from Africa had made their appearance in Brazil

28. West Indies: Natives were wiped out by diseases, Indentured Servants refused to work.
Barbados
1645: 11,000 whites 5000 blacks
1660: 20,000 whites 20,000 blacks
1670: 82,000 blacks on 750 sugar plantations

29. Sugar became more important then metals in Europe
First Slaves brought to NA in 1619 from Angola

30. Virginia Law 1662
Free/Slave child is determined by mother.
Christian did allow freedom

31. House of Burgesses 1705 New Slave Codes Slaves were property
Can be bought or sold
Fought over in court
No blacks free/slave could own arms
Could not strike a white man
Could not Employ whites as servants
Allowed to hold blacks to find out if they were free or a slave

32. Results
Turned a society with slaves into a Slave-Society