End of Slavery? Not Abraham's 1st agenda

I don’t think that America thought that slavery was a necessity to end. This is clearly evident when one takes into account the countless African Americans who were involved in sharecropping and were never able to escape it. The struggle to be considered free was a lot harder than remaining in the lifestyle that was considered slavery. The Jim Crow laws, black codes, and segregation in the schools are all examples that America was not ready for slavery to end. The media used stereotypical images such as the Mamme and Sambo along with songs and movies were used to either scare or entice the mind that the slaves living in the south were happy. Socially slavery was something that was the difference between classes. The rich, upper classes had the most slaves. Enough to have a division between the slaves, house slaves and field workers. The middle class had slaves for the fields but were also workers. Unlike the upper class they did not have enough money or slaves to not do their “share”. The lower class had the least amount of slaves, if any, in some cases were they working with the slaves such as an overseer, or in another area that was considered to be higher than that of a slave. The social class was the most important thing to American society without the hierarchy they had no way to control and dominate the slaves. Someone had to always remain on the bottom so that they could remain on top. Using race was the easiest way for American to create a division among people of America because the difference was visible. Economically slavery was the biggest profit in America. Between the production of the crop and slave trade, slavery was an investment that had a double benefit to the slave owner. The little to no pay, no unions, no laws or rights being issued to the slave made it very easy for the slave-owner to devalue the slave as a human but create profit from his physical. Slaves were sold on their work ethic and physique; the better the build the higher the price. Letting go of a market that was a replenishing product was difficult for America and in some instances traces of this trade/ domination is seen in the ghettos, gangs and prostitution. Politically America was at a standpoint when slavery was ended for Abraham ending slavery was more so of a financial tactic because the slavery and the profit made from the production of the crops in slavery was funding the south. By cutting of their main source of income the south was sure to fall, slavery was the foundation of the south.

Looking at the work place today, depending the area of work one chooses this philosophy of work ethics is seen today in the work force. The food service and agriculture is were the “slavery” mentally of workers is most prevalent. In fast food restaurants and in the field workers are paid the least amount, work long hours under the least benefits with little chance of promotion. In America it’s acceptable for a teen to start working there but the adults who work alongside them are seen as being of a lower class.