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A 5 page paper which examines the historical existence of
slavery in New England. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Boston there were slaves who drove coaches, cooked meals, and essentially shared "the luxuries of rich houses; and a few were distributed among the most wealthy of the rural population.
They were not numerous enough to make the condition a great evil or embarrassment, but quite enough to show its incompatibility with the demonstration of the truth, on which our
declaration of Independence is based, that all men are born equal, and have an inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (Sedgewick slavery.html). In general, however,
the slaves were treated much like children. The owners, or even renters, were more than likely kind and patronizing. In the following we see more of the approach that New
Englanders had towards their slaves. It should be noted that the words of this author, Sedgewick are actual first hand accounts of the time and were written in 1853: "The
slaves in Massachusetts were treated with almost parental kindness. They were incorporated into the family, and each puritan household being a sort of religious structure, the relative duties of master
and servant were clearly defined. No doubt the severest and longest task fell to the slave, but in the household of the farmer or artisan, the master and the mistress
shared it, and when it was finished, the white and the black, like the feudal chief and his household servant, sat down to the same table, and shared the same
viands" (Sedgewick slavery.html). Now, as would be expected, there were bound to be negative owners, much like there are negative mothers and fathers. As Sedgewick states, "unrestrained power is
not a fit human trust. We know an old man, who, fifty years ago, when strict domestic discipline was a cardinal virtue, and spare the rod and spoil the child
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