A Historical Analysis of Systematic Exploitation and Control of Enslaved Individuals for Economic Gain in the 19th Century United States
0:38: Slave breeding practices were justified using religious interpretations, such as the curse of Canaan in the Bible.
1:33: Enslaved women were coerced into reproducing for profit, perpetuating the cycle of slavery through generations.
4:00: British abolitionist groups like Quakers and evangelicals led efforts to abolish the slave trade.
5:15: Granville Sharp, Hannah Moore, and William Wilberforce joined forces to abolish the slave trade.
6:46: Joseph Knight’s freedom suit in 1778 challenged perpetual servitude in Great Britain.
8:00: John Wesley’s writings and anti-slavery sentiment influenced the abolition movement.
11:22: Passage of Slave Trade Act in 1807 by British Parliament to outlaw the trade.
12:36: đź”— The systematic breeding of enslaved individuals in the United States for economic gain.
13:28: Laws were passed to regulate slavery and protect the financial interests of slave owners.
14:21: Ban on slave importation led to the growth of internal slave markets and breeding farms.
16:53: Enslaved women were forced to have multiple children to increase slave population.
18:27: Slave masters treated enslaved women as mere tools for reproduction and economic gain.
19:22: Slave breeding was a deeply ingrained practice with significant economic implications.
23:24: Enslaved women were commodified based on their fertility, with some being valued for their ability to reproduce.
24:15: Children born from forced relationships were separated from their parents and utilized as domestic servants.
25:05: Enslaved children were groomed from a young age to meet labor demands and reproduce.
26:16: Breeding of slaves aimed to break spirits and erase identities, but resistance endures.
26:37: The call to dismantle systems of oppression and strive for equal
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