When Did Slavery Start Essay

How did slavery begin? How did it change our country as a whole? How does it affect us all today? Slavery refers to a condition in which individuals are owned by others, who control where they live and at what they work. Slavery had previously existed throughout history, in many times and most places. The ancient Greeks, the Romans, Incas and Aztecs all had slaves.
Slavery started in 1619. The first antislavery society was founded in 1775 by a group named the Quakers. They were the first group to want to end slavery, this happening lead on to the fact of more people not wanting to have anything to do with slavery. Encouragement from the Quakers began to spread and help people acknowledge that slavery was wrong that we are all equal.
Leading on into 1788 when more more than ten of these groups were found and known to exist. Northern states or some of Northern states had banned slavery and others were gradual to end slavery. These groups have
honestly changed today. If they did not or were not found slavery would still live on today. Their courage and their faith has brought all of us together and we are all treated as a whole.
There were more than just groups found there were also specific people that changed today’s society also.
Harriet Tubman born March 1822 Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S.A. Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave. Harriet was the moses to the african americans and families of slaves. She was a hero to all african americans. Harriet saved over thousands of slaves through her time taking them through a thing called the underground railroad that lead to freedom for the slaves allowing them to enter the north side which where the freedom was. Harriet quoted after she saved the ones she could “ i have freed a thousand of slaves, i could have saved a thousand more only if they knew that they were slaves.” Harriet was an inspiration to all african americans giving them courage and belief that they can escape slavery and into the freedom in the North.
Harriet did her job in this process giving her fame and honorship.
Following right behind Harriet is Frederick Douglass who was a African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, and a writer.
Douglass was born February 1818, Talbot County, Maryland, MD. For 16 years he edited an influential black newspaper and achieved international fame as an inspiring and persuasive speaker and writer. Frederick Douglass was an inspirational speaker to the world letting people know that we are all equal and that every race lives matter. Frederick explaining that we all have to work and do things for what we want, as he is saying in this quote “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Explaining that we all need to work hard to get what we want and going through a struggle pays off in the end. For an example the Abolitionists, they go through all of the arguing all of the disagreements and the disrespect for wanting slavery end that’s the struggle. Then when it comes to today what they did for the freedom of blacks is the congratulations and the reward for their hard work and
accomplishments.
Then all the thanks to Abraham Lincoln the 16 president who was born February 12,1809. Abraham is known as one of the greatest heroes in america for his change in the united states and his remarkable change that carries on his legacy till today and will lead in till the end of time. Lincoln did not feel like African Americans were equal to Whites. He did feel like American founders intend that all men were created with certain inalienable right. Him making this decision lead to the civil war when the north fought against the south to establish the fight between slavery.Abraham creating the Emancipation Proclamation stating that all individuals who were held as a slave rebellious states shall be set free.
Which changed today's society, him stepping forward to make a difference in the world today setting the ones that needed to be set free gave people hope such as other speakers. Great speakers of the world that has changed today's society. Some being recognized today in text books Martin Luther King jr., Rosa parks, and many other great people who changed today’s society and the way the races see each other as real people and that everybody is equal.
Just a big Great thanks to one of the best speakers since the early 1960’s Martin Luther King Jr.One of the most greatest speakers of all time. He was the one leading us into the end of the blacks being treated differently martin luther king jr wrote a speech that changed the world forever. That we all shall come together as a whole and make the world better together. As he said “ Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” Which was the encouragement we needed to change this nation and hold it together is love is the only way we can get through enemies and turn them into friends.

Today we all have the equal rights, the right to vote, and to be and do anything we want on the earth todays and all together, because of the ones that stood up and changed today's society. Back then blacks weren't able to vote, or go to the same school as whites.We weren't able to actually do anything we weren't counted as a ⅗ to the whites non equal to the world. Now that we have had people stand up and say what needed to be said the world has changed and well go on till the end of time. We have accomplished and have succeeded in so much because we are all equal and we all have to be known as one.