Slavery without Submission

(from “Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom”)
- Slaves went through a lot before the abolition (beatings, hangings, killings, family separation, etc.), but never gave into slavery and the whites. They fought hard, whether it was through escapes and revolts, and they definitely tried to encourage everyone to fight against the whites.
- Zinn wrote, “The following year, in Syracuse, a runaway slave named Jerry was captured and put on trial. A crowd used crowbars and a battering ram to break into the courthouse, defying marshals with drawn guns, and set Jerry free.” This example shows that the blacks were willing to do anything in order to gain their freedom.
- From Kindred, Dana and the other slaves stood up for themselves (as much as they could), and tried to live life even if they were slaves.