In response to Nadira's Perez( blog)..

In response to my classmate Nadira Perez blog, she mentions that racism is a popular cause that we as society has abolish and keep away knowing it exist among us. Our society faces through hard struggles of racism and racial profiling. Living in a city like New York City we experiences millions of people of racial ethnicity walking to the busy streets of New York. She mentions Tannenbaum’s book Slave and Citizen the title of this book made sure to separate and distinct whites from blacks. Black slaves were minority much less than a human. Who were citizens? White men? Why would white men be granted that wish of liberty and social life why wouldn’t a slave be granted this wish to? Even though in our generation slavery doesn’t exist and we don’t have a racial hierarchal structure. We still struggle from predigest toward society. “I acknowledge a stereotype is foundation of people’s minds” (Perez). I agree with Nadira’s quote because even though the slave trade era is over, we still face discrimination toward other people culture in the other hand society has blinded us by keeping away in secret stereotypes, is no surprise that everywhere we go there’s someone talking about how other look and talk. I’m an example of racial stereotypes and culture my parents are Mexicans once people hear that they rapidly believe I’m “immigrant “ and hoped the boarder from the U.S. This shows the lack of ignorance some people have towards others. I believe that we live in a cold world of prejudices even though we might not see it still exist among us.

"Biological Type"

In todays class we discus about the book Slave and Citizen from Frank Tannenbaum’s. One of Tannenbaum’s arguments was the new “ biological type” in other words the mixture of races. In Brazil it was getting common to see mix races emerged through society and accepted by society as Mulattos. From the Portugal colony to the European- Anglo they kept a moral stability from right and wrong. They used slaves for economical growth and because it was essential to their religious ways. Slaves were people and they had rights as any other human being. In American it was the opposite slaves had no rights what so ever they weren’t treated as humans and there moral ways were completely different. One of Tannenbaum’s arguments is that the only way that the slave trade would end was in hands of white men only if agreed. Why would white men abuse its power towards black men? When we are all human procreations? . Tannenbaum’s explains that the “biological type” was the mixture of race that was slowly building up in the South. It seems that for him it was a good idea .White men would have mistresses to later procreate children and masters would have power over that child. “A girl of seventeen that has giving birth two children were called good breeder” (Tannenbaum82). Black slaves that would procreate children would triple their prices in the slave market also benefiting the slave master of course because later that child would work for him. I can’t imagine any women of my age having children every now and then. Slave women were forced against there own will with white men conditions.

sslave and Citizen Claims Tannenbaum’s argument in Slave and Citizen is that the mentally of white men was still in the past. They would never accept a black African American as free men. On the other hand, he argues that the slavery of the new world was totally different than the United States Slavery . In Portuguese Colonial period was lesser rules to slaves the other hand he argues that the constribution of the black slave was helpful to the human society. The slavery in countries like Portuguese. Spain and Cuba there rules toward slavery weren’t as rigid as the united states . the united states way of thinking was that slavery was a social commodity of social and economical power .In tannebaum’S book of Slave and citizen he argues that the hands of slave men were the primary reason of growth to rural cities and agriculture.

Leticia Torralba Tweet Response : Throughout my years in school, when we talked about African Slavery it would always be the same story. We would always discuss how African came to the united states against their own will. Many wouldn’t survive because of the brutal conditions they were taken. They were catch and later taken to ships and when they arrive to the new world they were sold . According to one of my classmates tweet Jonathan Andrade, everything that were learned throughout the years was not compared to what we are learning. It’s fascinating because were were blinded to the truth . slavery was world wide fenomenom.

In the Portuguese Colonial period, Negros and attractive colored women were finally accepted in society. Ewbank claims that colored women that were attractive had a bigger role in society than the Negros. Women were allowed to marry a white man. Other were first president of the providence. The Mulattos as they refer were people of mix race this made them superior because they were slightly much lighter than a African decent. Africans were the most dominant race they were populating in large amounts this bought economical benefits to the country in between bias opinions soon Africans would emerge throughout the world. Two continents both divided by racism and social structure that led inequality to African slaves. In the other side of the world in the United States, slaves were bought and sold against there own will. They mistreated and humiliated unfairly millions of slaves were bought for hard labor such as agriculture and personal possession. Slavery was not only a moral issue, but it also affected the nation on an economical and social way. Morally southerners questioned the ability of the African to be independent. Socially slaves were standing up in creating a revolt against masters. The hate in the south and North emerged when both sides of the country had different points about American slavery. In the north they were more liberal and realize that the sell of Africans was just wrong. Southerners ignored the human cost of slavery and only based to remain on their social system and commodities. It later on affected and caused economical issues unlike this two different countries, Africans were more than capable to deserve a life of liberty and prosperity in the new world. Today we have black doctors, philosophers and our president of the United States.

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Leticia Torralba Diagnostic Response: Double Conciousness Throughout United States History, African was bought to numerous rich countries such as England, France and the United States. Only one purpose to deprive them from human rights, stimulate their economy and increase their social status. Africans were punished and severely beaten against their own will. Soon American History would know that Africans were bought to America and soon have philosophers such as W.E.B DU Bois African Americans were called “Negros” they were brought from Africa by sailors who would later sell them in public for gold. African was bought to homes to serve the masters. Women slaves would work inside the house to eat and cook. Men slaves would work outside the farm numerous hours in the hot sun. African slaves were refer to as the bad seed, for there complexion and not having a culture In the passage, “Double Consciousness” it explains that Africans had a double meaning and not as how they were preserve. Africans were capable to serve to a country that wasn’t theirs but that they were slowly adapting as to their second home. It would matter if Africans didn’t share the same skin complexions African were capable to succeed as any human been. “He would not bleach his negro soul in a flood of white Americanism, for he knows that Negro blood has a message for the world “This quote is significant because African was describe as the bad one, they didn’t have a purpose in life the outcast to others. Soon the world would know that Africans had a purpose to this world to teach others about strength and perseverance, show others that they could be a brother hood to American society to join forces to make America powerful .