HIST 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Harriet Ann Jacobs, Nat Turner, Theodore Dwight Weld
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They passed the time and had rhythms get work done faster. New technology had people concerned about their job security. Women and men gangs to work together. Young kids did chores around the house. (laundry) They generally had sundays and a week or two around xmas off. The owners could break up a family by selling a family member. Thomas chaplin(slave owner): his wife gave the slaves a wedding supper while he thought this was too much. Owners did not want to give slaves christianity because they would have to be more moral to them. Slowly christianity becomes a part of the culture. It is illegal to teach slaves to read and write. Harriet jacobs- hid in the cellar of her master"s house for 7 years. Becomes a prominent abolitionist speaker in the north. Sees it as a sign for rebellion. They kill the family while they were sleeping. Some people did not want to remember the abuse of slavery.
