The Truth About Slavery

I the past I was taught what slavery was through a southern view. I was taught how it was a bad thing, but I was also taught how it was good for the south's economy and how slaves were given a better life than they would have had in Africa. What I see now from that point of view is that it's wrong. Slaves did not have a better life. They were miserable. They were beaten, killed, raped, and forced to work against their will. Those things sound terrible, so it would be a lie to say anything good about slavery. Reading the article I found out that early school textbooks made slavery sound like it was not that bad. Some of these textbooks with those views were around until the 80s, so it is no wonder why so many people believe slavery was not that bad. The slave trade was terrible in many ways. Slaves were taken from their families and crammed into ships. They would spend months on the ships in their waste and with little food. Once they arrived in America, they would be stripped of their clothing and auctioned off like animals. They would then be transported to their owner's home where they would be treated horribly. If I have learned one thing about slavery, it is that slavery is a horrible thing. It is horrible to treat anyone like the slaves were treated.