THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS REST

There Is No Such Thing as Rest

There Is No Such Thing as Rest

Introduction

There is no such thing as rest, is a story of Solomon Northrup who was kidnapped at very young age in New York and sold, which turned a free Solomon a slave. This study though is not about his story or how he has suffered, but will answers few questions regarding slavery, which will help in understanding about the life of slaves in America in past.

Foundation of slavery within the US

In the history of mankind freedom has always been a major issue. In ancient times, almost all the people made use of slave labor. Slaves belonged to the social life. The slaves were given freedom by their masters were again given, on condition that they could afford it, then again also slaves. To achieve a more adequate treatment of the human dignity of the enslaved peoples was sometimes limited and thus the concept of total full body property. But there were clear differences between slavery in the ancient world and the U.S. In the U.S., slavery was defined solely on the membership of a race. Enslaved Africans and Indians were only black, because they saw he was an 'inferior' and 'underdeveloped' race. The peoples of antiquity, such as the Romans and the Greeks, enslaved the defeated enemies, insurgents, rebels and their own people if it allowed the law (Foner, 2011). Enslave the thought only the 'under-developed nations', they were strange, indeed, on the contrary, many Romans considered themselves Greek slaves, not least because their culture as a high quality, looked more advanced than our own. Thus, in ancient times and this is another difference to the American system becomes a slave to one day of freedom.

How tradition plays a part in keeping people in slavery?

Tradition is one of the forces that keep people in slavery. In United States enslaved women worked the same as slave men, clearing land, cutting trees, digging ditches, and planting and harvesting crops. In addition, they were encouraged or coerced to have many children in order to increase the slave labor population. Some slave owners allowed families to remain together if many children were produced. Thus, if the female slave wanted to keep her family united and remain rooted to a particular plantation with friends and family, motherhood became the primary method for her survival and well-being. ...