What Is The Purpose Of Slavery Vs Holocaust
Malika Bozeman
Ms. Godwin
English 093
11 December 2014
Slavery vs. Holocaust
When discussing slavery and the holocaust you will learn that they have similarities and differences. Is one greater than the other, I don’t see one being greater than the other as they both were unwillingly taken away from their families and forced to work. The main purpose of slavery was that an African American be sold to a someone of high power or richer and then forced to work for the owners. The main purpose for the holocaust was solely to kill a whole race and they worked to their deaths. The treatment during slavery included slaves being beaten and in some cases raped. Treatment during the holocaust included the Jewish people being tortured, used as experiments, and killed in large furnaces. …show more content…
Slavery involves being owned by another person.
A slave is a human being considered as property and forced to work for nothing (abolition.ezbn.org). A slave is treated as property to be bought and sold. There are two types of slavery, chattel and debt bondage. Chattel slaves are people who are owned forever and whose children and children's children are automatically enslaved. Chattel slaves are individuals treated as complete property, to be bought and sold. Debt bondage is another form of slavery that is still practiced around the world. This happens when a person gets a loan and gives up their freedom as a form of collateral. Sometimes parents even sell their children into this kind of bondage. In theory, debt bondage ends when the loan is paid off, but in practice, the deal is almost never so simple, and people often end up with impossible debts to
pay.
The holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi soldiers. The Nazis did not only target Jews, they targeted homosexuals and Jehovah witnesses and whomever resisted were sent to work forcefully or either murdered. The Nazis used a term called “the Final Solution” to refer to their plans to murder all Jewish people. The word holocaust is a Greek word meaning “Sacrifice by fire”, this brings me to informing you of the harsh treatments the Jews encountered. The Jews were treated as experiments while alive, tortured, and killed in large furnaces full of other bodies. The holocaust began in 1933 and ended in 1945. Eleven million people were killed during the holocaust, six of which were Jews, and one point one million were children.
Both slavery and the holocaust were forced labored. Both were unwillingly taken from their homes and families. In slavery, the workers are valuable alive and wanted alive. In the Holocaust, the undesirables were worked to death if not they were killed; the ultimate goal was their extermination. In slavery they are separated by their skin color while the holocaust they are separated by gender and their health conditions. Both in most cases were born free then forced into work and treated as prisoners.
People were treated badly no matter in slavery or during the holocaust. Both slaves and Jewish people were forced labor workers. Neither slaves nor Jews suffered worse than the other, their treatment was similar. Slavery and the holocaust each had a main purpose, though they may have been different. The slave’s purpose was to buy out or sell African Americans. The Nazis purpose during the holocaust was to murder the entire Jewish population. Both are equal as far as treatment and labor goes.
Works Cited
Holocaust Encyclopedia. Web. “Introduction to the Holocaust.” 20 June 2014.
11 December 2014. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
Rosenburg, Jennifer. Web. “Holocaust Facts, What You Need to Know About the Holocaust.”
2014. 11 December 2014. http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/holocaustfacts.htm The Abolition Project. Web. “What is Slavery?” 2009. 11 December 2014. http://abolition.e2bn.org/slavery_40.html
The Gazette Opinion Staff. Web. “Holocaust, slavery are vastly different.” 31 March 2014. 11 December 2014. http://thegazette.com/2011/01/16/holocaust-slavery-are-vastly-different/ Wise Geek. Web. “What is Slavery?” 2003-2014. 11 December 2014. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-slavery.htm
Ms. Godwin
English 093
11 December 2014
Slavery vs. Holocaust
When discussing slavery and the holocaust you will learn that they have similarities and differences. Is one greater than the other, I don’t see one being greater than the other as they both were unwillingly taken away from their families and forced to work. The main purpose of slavery was that an African American be sold to a someone of high power or richer and then forced to work for the owners. The main purpose for the holocaust was solely to kill a whole race and they worked to their deaths. The treatment during slavery included slaves being beaten and in some cases raped. Treatment during the holocaust included the Jewish people being tortured, used as experiments, and killed in large furnaces. …show more content…
Slavery involves being owned by another person.
A slave is a human being considered as property and forced to work for nothing (abolition.ezbn.org). A slave is treated as property to be bought and sold. There are two types of slavery, chattel and debt bondage. Chattel slaves are people who are owned forever and whose children and children's children are automatically enslaved. Chattel slaves are individuals treated as complete property, to be bought and sold. Debt bondage is another form of slavery that is still practiced around the world. This happens when a person gets a loan and gives up their freedom as a form of collateral. Sometimes parents even sell their children into this kind of bondage. In theory, debt bondage ends when the loan is paid off, but in practice, the deal is almost never so simple, and people often end up with impossible debts to
pay.
The holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi soldiers. The Nazis did not only target Jews, they targeted homosexuals and Jehovah witnesses and whomever resisted were sent to work forcefully or either murdered. The Nazis used a term called “the Final Solution” to refer to their plans to murder all Jewish people. The word holocaust is a Greek word meaning “Sacrifice by fire”, this brings me to informing you of the harsh treatments the Jews encountered. The Jews were treated as experiments while alive, tortured, and killed in large furnaces full of other bodies. The holocaust began in 1933 and ended in 1945. Eleven million people were killed during the holocaust, six of which were Jews, and one point one million were children.
Both slavery and the holocaust were forced labored. Both were unwillingly taken from their homes and families. In slavery, the workers are valuable alive and wanted alive. In the Holocaust, the undesirables were worked to death if not they were killed; the ultimate goal was their extermination. In slavery they are separated by their skin color while the holocaust they are separated by gender and their health conditions. Both in most cases were born free then forced into work and treated as prisoners.
People were treated badly no matter in slavery or during the holocaust. Both slaves and Jewish people were forced labor workers. Neither slaves nor Jews suffered worse than the other, their treatment was similar. Slavery and the holocaust each had a main purpose, though they may have been different. The slave’s purpose was to buy out or sell African Americans. The Nazis purpose during the holocaust was to murder the entire Jewish population. Both are equal as far as treatment and labor goes.
Works Cited
Holocaust Encyclopedia. Web. “Introduction to the Holocaust.” 20 June 2014.
11 December 2014. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
Rosenburg, Jennifer. Web. “Holocaust Facts, What You Need to Know About the Holocaust.”
2014. 11 December 2014. http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/holocaustfacts.htm The Abolition Project. Web. “What is Slavery?” 2009. 11 December 2014. http://abolition.e2bn.org/slavery_40.html
The Gazette Opinion Staff. Web. “Holocaust, slavery are vastly different.” 31 March 2014. 11 December 2014. http://thegazette.com/2011/01/16/holocaust-slavery-are-vastly-different/ Wise Geek. Web. “What is Slavery?” 2003-2014. 11 December 2014. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-slavery.htm