The "Peculiar Institution"
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The document discusses the system of slavery in the Southern United States during the mid-19th century. Slavery varied significantly by state with slave codes defining slaves' limited rights and harsh punishments. Treatment of slaves ranged widely from prison-like conditions to more autonomy, and conditions were often better than free industrial workers but split families and lacked legal protections. While conditions were challenging, slaves developed their own cultural practices including music, religion, and family structures to cope with the harsh realities of their lack of freedom.
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- 2. The “Peculiar Institution” Few places in theWestern Hemisphere had slavery by the mid-19th century Isolated the South from American society Southerners increasingly had to defend it
- 3. Varieties of Slavery Slave Codes Limited slaves’ rights Harsh penalties for slaves, limited penalties for slave owners Varied from state to state Anyone with a trace of African ancestry was defined as black
- 4. Varieties of Slavery Enforcement of slave codes were spotty and uneven Slave owners often handled punishments Wide variety of treatment From prisonlike to a high degree of autonomy Warm & affectionate to tyrannical & cruel System based on slaves powerlessness; paternalistic relationships
- 5. Varieties of Slavery Overseers & assistant overseers “Head drivers” & subdrivers Trusted slaves Methods of assigning slave labor Task system Gang system
- 6. Life Under Slavery Diet=Cornmeal, salt pork, molasses, & occasionally fresh meat Many slaves had their own gardens Cheap clothing & shoes Crude cabins called “slave quarters” Female slaves acted as “healers” & midwives
- 7. Life Under Slavery Work started as children Work days longest at harvest time Women had to carry out work & tradition roles of raising family, preparing meals, caring for homes
- 8. Life Under Slavery International slave trade ended in 1808 Proportion of blacks to whites decreased High death rates, life expectancy was much shorter than that of white southerners Material conditions better than some northern factory workers & European peasants Conditions less severe than slaves in South America & Caribbean Slave population actually increased through natural reproduction
- 9. House Slaves Less grueling work Butlers, maids, cook, coachmen Closer relationships w/ slave-owning family Female house servants were vulnerable to sexual abuse
- 10. Slavery in the Cities Line between slavery & freedom was blurred due to mobility w/in the city Mining, lumbering, docks, construction sites, drove wagons, etc. Women & children worked in textile mills Number of slaves in urban areas decreased Segregation part of southern cities
- 11. Free African Americans 250K in slaveholding states by CivilWar Some were slaves that bought freedom After NatTurner’s Rebellion (1831), it became increasingly difficult to set slaves free All southern states forbade free African Americans from entering Most lived in poverty They were only quasi-free
- 12. The SlaveTrade Long trips by train or on rivers, short trips on foot Taken to cities for auctions Checked like livestock Strong field hand brought up to $1,700 Split slave families Foreign slave trade banned in 1808, but smuggling continued
- 13. Amistad 1839—53 slaves in Cuba took charge of ship Tried to sail back to Africa, ended up in U.S. Represented in Supreme Court by JQ Adams Won case & returned to Africa
- 14. Slave Resistance Response to slavery was mix of adaptation & resistance “Sambo”—Acted out role the white world expected him to Often a façade by the slaves Slave rebel Revolts were rare Gabriel Prosser, Richmond, 1800—stopped before it started DenmarkVesey, Charleston, 1822—suppressed NatTurner,Virginia, 1831—Killed 60 whites, stopped by state & federal troops, 100+ were executed
- 15. Slave Resistance Running away, to the North or Canada Difficult to do “slave patrols,” bloodhounds, lack of geographic knowledge Refusal to work hard Sabotage Stealing, breaking tools
- 16. Culture of Slavery Lanugage—”pidgin”—combo of English & African words Music—spirituals—used to pass time while at work Religion—Most became Christians Mixed elements of religious traditions in Africa Often more emotional than white religion Emphasized the dream of freedom
- 17. The Slave Family Suffered from lack of legal marriage Premarital births not condemned, average age of motherhood was younger Up to 1/3 of families were split by slave trade Extended family was important Fictional kinship ties were created when individuals were separated from family Paternal relationships between slaves & masters