Race Relations in Today's Society.
Meri Bobrovsky
Slavery in America
Slaves in America were treated poorly. The typical amount of hours of sleep a slave got was from way after sundown til' way before the sun rise. The typical meal for a slave was cornmeal. they did not have a bed to sleep on they may or may not have a course blanket to lay upon. The jobs range form House Slave to Field Slave. The way of punishment for a slave was ,depending on how bad, a whipping. After a whipping the slaves would have slash marks up and down their back. Though there were no limits on reading and drawing the slaves were not allowed what so ever to write, it was strictly prohibited. Most masters did not allow their slaves to attend church, however, that did not stop the slaves from having their secret ceremonies. The slaves were not allowed to legally get married but if granted permission by their master their were allowed to get "married". The slaves were allowed to have children in fact some masters forced the women to have a child with them and the child will become a slave because an African American child takes the position of it's mother so if a free African American had a child her child would also be free, and vice versa.The slaves were treated like property when they were whipped and/or executed. If a slave was caught running away the punishment would go to the extreme like death or the most common punishment was being sold South.
It took until 1865 for slavery to be illegal in the United States with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In 1839 the Catholic church is against slavery. In 1844 the Methodist Church split over slavery so half were against it and half wanted it. In 1861 the Civil War began. Finally, in 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Abraham Lincoln was neither for nor against slavery. He stated in the Emancipation Proclamation that "if he could stop this war by ending slavery he would, and if he could end this war by not ending slavery he would " . The civil war turned into a war to end slavery because the North created blockades around the South and started to cut their resources. Then they started to fight North (no slaves) v.s. South (slaves).
Triangular Trade
Slave Ships/ How they were packed
Cotton Gin
My Race Plan
In America, lately there have been many different shootings involving an African American and police enforcement. To see if the police officers are racist or biased they should be ran through as series of tests recording their heart rate and brain activity while being asked a series of questions involving race problems. For example, they will be asked questions like "Are you, (your name) racist or biased in any way towards any race and/or religion". If their heart rate goes up with their answer they are most likely not telling the truth. If the officers fail this test they will go through a training and do things to improve their thoughts. Once they have taken this test again after failing if they did fail, they will report back to duty with everything they had before.
I understand that some people will not like this idea due to the level of extremity of the tests but i do believe that these test will make the world safer for everyone of every race, religion, and age. I also believe that these will work more than a paper and pencil quiz where people may lie.