In the 1600’s there was more than just one race being enslaved to work under the control of plantation owners. According to Takaki, “In 1650 Africans constituted only 300 of Virginia’s 15,000 inhabitants, or 2%” (52). There was a wide range of English slaves as they began harboring their families over to Virginia to work as well. Although white salves outnumbered the black slaves and were in fact slaves just like the blacks were, they still would classify the black slaves as ruthless animals. English travelers would describe black people as, “‘Africans are beastly living, without a god, law, religion.’ Their color already made them ‘Devils incarnate’” (50). Really casing that even though we are in the same position; we still have differences among
In the 1600’s there was more than just one race being enslaved to work under the control of plantation owners. According to Takaki, “In 1650 Africans constituted only 300 of Virginia’s 15,000 inhabitants, or 2%” (52). There was a wide range of English slaves as they began harboring their families over to Virginia to work as well. Although white salves outnumbered the black slaves and were in fact slaves just like the blacks were, they still would classify the black slaves as ruthless animals. English travelers would describe black people as, “‘Africans are beastly living, without a god, law, religion.’ Their color already made them ‘Devils incarnate’” (50). Really casing that even though we are in the same position; we still have differences among