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This 4 page paper briefly examines the views that gender, race and class greatly influenced the development of slavery, and examines the current conflict between African-Americans and the Seminole. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Others, however, think there are other facets to the phenomenon that must be taken into account, including gender and class. This paper briefly examines some of those alternative
views, and examines the conflict between African-Americans and the Seminole. Race and Class In A Different Mirror, Ronald Takaki writes that trying to understand race relations by concentrating only
on race isnt enough; class should also be taken into account (Takaki, 1993). In America in the mid-1600s, both blacks and whites were indentured servants; this in fact was
much more common than slavery (Takaki, 1993). But over the decades of the mid-century, events occurred that led to the creation of a society in which slavery was a
vital part, based largely on class and race. Many English settlers came to Virginia as indentured servants; "they planned to complete their period of indenture and become landowners" (Takaki,
1993, p. 62). But the availability of land and the profits to be made from tobacco fueled a "land boom and speculation," with the result that rich colonists quickly
bought up the best land near navigable waterways (Takaki, 1993, p. 62). "Representing a landed elite, they dominated the Virginia Assembly and began to enact legislation to advance and
protect their class interests" (Takaki, 1993, p. 62). The laws that they passed in their own favor "extended the time of indentured servitude for whites and increased the length
of service for white runaways" (Takaki, 1993, p. 62). By doing this they eliminated much potential competition for their land as well as insuring a lasting supply of white
laborers (Takaki, 1993). Not surprisingly, white indentured servants began to feel they had gotten a raw deal, and unrest began to grow (Takaki, 1993). There were revolts in the
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