How Did Slaves Fight For Freedom

Today, the United States is known as the land where people have the right to freedom, but around the 1800s, this was not the case. Slavery was a growing problem in Southern United States around this time, and until its eradication, slavery put the lives of many in danger. The brutal work that slaves were put through caused many deaths, and this horrific era in history will never be forgotten. After years of slavery, slaves began to resist by “doing poor work, breaking tools, abusing animals, and in other ways disrupting the plantation routine” (Foner 434). Although they did not have education compared to a white male, slaves knew that the work they were being put through was not moral, and they did not want to work a second more under the rule of another. Slaves wanted the freedom they believed they should have and they constantly sang “I’m bound for the land of Canaan” (Foner 432) referring to a free land they someday hoped to reach. A run-away slave had the mind set of reaching this free land, but because the journey was extremely dangerous, they had to plan their escape precisely and strategically. Slaves wanted to one day gain the freedom that all white males had
Many forms of resistance began to occur and slaves began to fight for the freedom they rightfully deserved. Finally, when slavery was abolished in 1865, slaves began to gain the freedom they deserved, but the years of torture would never be forgotten. Slavery took the rights of many people living in southern United States including individual freedom. Run-away slaves tested the limits and proved that when one wants something badly enough, they will fight for it until they have it. It can be learned that freedom was nonexistent for all people living in the south during the time of slavery and until it was abolished, slavery caused inequality among the United States and its