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minus-squareshplane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·3 months agoThe US south treated their slaves well. Even in high school, I was like “mmmm you suuuure about that?”
minus-squareTeddE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoIn the era, “spare the rod, spoil the child” was considered good advice. If that’s how even loved ones were treated … slaves treated well? Press X to doubt.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoYeah, think about how many men already get drunk and beat the shit out of their wives. The person they supposedly love the most. Now imagine if they had a slave to take it out on instead.
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoI was fed the line that NORTHERNERS treated their slaves well.
minus-squareShieldsUp@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI have been reading through this book on the matter: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14894629-the-half-has-never-been-told The descriptions of violence toward slaves is heavily discussed and is quite eye-opening to me, since this is not the version I was taught in school!
minus-squarenuggie_ss@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoCompared to how other slaves were treated around the world, this is relatively true.
The US south treated their slaves well. Even in high school, I was like “mmmm you suuuure about that?”
In the era, “spare the rod, spoil the child” was considered good advice. If that’s how even loved ones were treated … slaves treated well? Press X to doubt.
Yeah, think about how many men already get drunk and beat the shit out of their wives. The person they supposedly love the most.
Now imagine if they had a slave to take it out on instead.
I was fed the line that NORTHERNERS treated their slaves well.
I have been reading through this book on the matter: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14894629-the-half-has-never-been-told
The descriptions of violence toward slaves is heavily discussed and is quite eye-opening to me, since this is not the version I was taught in school!
Compared to how other slaves were treated around the world, this is relatively true.