A brie account of slavery in the past

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2. 1. HISTORY OF SLAVERY
i. EARLY STAGES
ii. SPOILS OF WAR
2. SLAVERY AT VARIOUS COUNTRIES
i. AMERICA
ii. OTHER SLAVE TRADES
3. SPECIFIC REFERENCE
4. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
i. INTERESTING FACTS
ii. IN THE USA
5. FAMOUS QUOTES
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY

4. • Slavery existed as early as 7th century B.C in Greece
predominantly in Sparta and Athens.
• Slaves working as miners suffered the worst as they
were treated poorly by their owners.
• In Rome(2nd century B.C), slaves fought as
gladiators.
• Few lucky ones worked in the field of banking and
commerce. Some were even in the military.
Slaves working as
miners
Gladiators in
Rome

5. • People captured in wars were treated poorly as
slaves.
• The Byzantine-Ottoman wars and the Ottoman wars
in Europe resulted in large numbers of Christian
slaves.
Captured
Slaves

6. • Many common Africans were
captured during raids by
African and European gangs.
• The captured Africans would
be exchanged for goods
such as muskets, cloth and
alcohol.
• Even children worked as
slaves.

8. • Slavery in America began when the first African slaves
were brought in 1619, to aid in the production of
tobacco.
• African-American slaves helped build the economic
foundations of the new nation (Owning of more slaves
increased economic status)
• The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 required more
labourers. Thus, the requirement of slaves increased.
Slaves in
TOBACCO
plantations.

9. • Slaves were sometimes traded for other goods in huge
numbers. These were known as slave trades. A few are :
1. Atlantic Slave Trade
• West African states, already involved in slave trading, supplied the
Europeans with African slaves for export across the Atlantic. About
12 lakh slaves were transported.
• The Europeans wanted African slaves as they were inexpensive
and believed to live longer than others (as they were more
immune to Tropical and "Old World" diseases).
2. The Europe – Brazil Trade
• Slaves were sold in European colonies which were in Brazil and
The Caribbean Islands.

10. 3. The Trans-Saharan Trades
• Capture and trade of Africans by Muslim Arabs.
• The Africans were enrolled into the military.
A slave being
inspected Handbill of a
slave auction.

11. Harriet
Tubman
John
Brown

12. • James brown a black leader wanted to unite all the
blacks at Harpers Berry but no slave turned up. He
was captured by the U.S army and hanged.
• Born a slave, Harriett Tubman became a famous
‘conductor’ on the Underground Railroad, leading
hundreds of slaves to freedom.
• A few slaves escaped along with their owners and
crossed the slave line(36°N- Slavery was not
practiced above this line) and claimed freedom but
court went against this by saying “Slaves were only
property”.
• 10-year-old African slave renamed as Priscilla left a
paper trail which connects her to living descendants.

13. Civil War

14. • Ashoka in the 3rd century B.C abolished slave trade in the
Mauryan empire(covered almost entire present day
India).
• In the United Kingdom - Slavery Abolition Act 1833 was
passed which deemed slavery an illegal offence.
• The last country which practiced was Mauritania. It was
criminally banned only as late as 2007.
Mauritania flag
Ashok
a

15. • Abolishment of slavery is thanks to the American civil
war, a fight between the north and south states(USA),
under the guidance of Abraham Lincoln.
• The south(confederacy) supported slaves while the
north(union) wanted slavery abolished.
• President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation,
declaring that all slaves would be set free.
• But, it was with the passing of the 13th amendment that it
was formally abolished.
VS.
Unio
n
Confederates

16. • “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for
themselves” - Abraham Lincoln
• “Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a
strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” -
Abraham Lincoln
• “Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.”
-Frederick Douglass
• “I freed a 1000 slaves. I could have freed a 1000 more
only if they knew they were slaves.” – Harriet Tubman

17. 1. WEBSITES-
1. http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?histor
yid=ac41
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery#Origins
3. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery
4. http://autocww.colorado.edu/~flc/E64ContentFiles/AfricanHistory/
SlaveryInAfrica.html
5. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0608_050608
_slavegirl.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery_timeline
2. BOOKS-
1. A History Of United States – by C.P HILL
2. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era