Effects Of South Slavery

South Slavery

Slavery became a defining path in South America between 1800 and 1865. As a result of slavery, all aspects that controlled peoples’ lives in the Southern United States were affected. The aspects included; political, economic, social, and cultural. (Fogel, 1994, p. 34). The paper, therefore, seeks to explain the implications of slavery in the Southern American States.

Social Implications

The plantation owners became extremely wealthy. Between 1800 and 1865, thousands of slaves were taken to the south. This, therefore, meant that there was enough labor for the plantation owners. The owners who had many slaves made more money than those who had fewer slaves. As a result, there was the development of aristocratic upper-class in South

This resulted in the development of African American music. On Southern plantations, the roots of blues and gospel were introduced in work songs. The interaction led to the development of the inspired dance by the name, the ring shout. The dance grew from a fusion of American and the African culture (Patterson, 1998, p. 432).

Conclusion

Slavery affected the lives of those who lived in the Southern States such as Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It had political, economic, social and cultural implications thus affecting the development of the South. Slavery negatively affected the economy of the South because the landowners focused on the slave trade instead of getting involved in international trade. This is evident when the developments of the developments of the Southern States are compared with those of North America between 1800 and 1865. The social and cultural structure of both the slaves and the land owners were affected by the institution of slavery.

References

Patterson, O. (1998). Rituals of blood: Consequences of slavery in two American centuries. Basic Civitas Books.

Fogel, R. W. (Ed.). (1994). Without consent or contract: the rise and fall of American slavery. WW Norton &