Facing+Slavery

Group Members: Samantha, Richard, Ryan, Brandon

How did slavery start in america? The British started asking small favors of africans then the british went overpower and if the africans don't do the request they get whiped then slavery started. Plus then the white people thought that black people didn't have as much power because god was white. The british sold the slaves to the USA. It was there ancesters who caused this. The Americans and the British took slaves and sold them at slave auctions. Over two million slaves were shiped to america during slavery. About only 645,000 slaves actually made it to America. Research sites: [] [] [] I got that slavery started because they needed to get free labor and for big selling profits. []

My group chose the lyrics we did because we are trying to tell other slaves how to escape from then. If you payed attention it told you when they will escape in the sentence "On December 23rd it will start to snow". And the "Freedom in blue" means Lake Erie and that tells you they live on a farm by Lake Erie or something.

My thoughts about slavery are that it is mean and cruel. Just because god was white dosent mean white people are better than black people. Also slavery is just a stupid thing to do. Thankfully there is no slavery in america these days.--RyanI think the same---

I kind of agree with Ryan and you because it was cruel and I'm glad that we don't have to go through what our ancestors went through---Richard

I thnk the Planter Class is when the slaves work on the plantations--Ryan Great Work Brandon Richard