The Slavery Of African Americans - 1844 Words

Most African Americans were forcibly migrated from their countries to the United States to be used for the labor in fields and even do home chores for their owners. Many African American men, women and even children were either stolen from their families or sold by their own people to traders who would bring them back to the United States and sold them to white plantation owners. An African American who was bought by white owner was called a slave. The word slaves means â€Å"a person who is a legal property to another person†. Slavery was practiced during the British colonization and was recognized by the 13th colonies during the declaration of independence. Millions of African Americans were bought in the United States to work in farms or do†¦show more content†¦Slaves were treated worse than an animal by their owners who would just consider them property and use them, and do anything to slaves as they desired. Almost all of slaves were brought alone or with some fa mily member to the United States and then sold to different owners. Most owners would force slaves to marry each other for their benefits so when they can have children. Which the owner can either sell them or make them work too. Many times a male or female slave would be married two or three times already and then were forced to marry again when they were sold to a new owner or their spouse is sold. Imagine been born a slave and then being sold away from your brothers, sisters and parents at a young age and what effects it has own the parents. The narrative of Sojourner truth was published in 1850 and it’s about a slave name Sojourner Truth originally named â€Å"Isabella† who was born in New York as a slave. Her parents James and Betsey were slaves of colonel Ardinburgh. She was the youngest of her all brothers and sister from which most of whom were sold to a different owner by the time she was born or too little to remember. Of all her brother and sister she only k new two who were shortly sold and were separated from their family. Isabella only spoke Dutch so when she was sold to an English speaking owner, she had many difficulties with this owner and his wife because she couldn’t understand anything they order her to do. Later on she was sold to a