During the period 1732-1770 it was thought that the true American identity was based on slavery and liberty between whites and African Americans. It is said that both slavery and liberty were two essential components of their world. It is said that without white liberty, there could not be African American slaves. In two article findings, “Liberty and Slavery in Colonial America: The Case of Georgia, 1732-1770” written by Andrew C. Lannen and “Slave Trading in a New World” written by Leonardo Marques both explore the concepts of black slavery in the 17th Century.
Lannen’s article explores the black slavery within the British colony in Georgia. It talks about how the British colony saw liberty and slavery as a major function in Georgia. It also goes into Georgia’s prohibition of slavery prior to the American Revolution. One person in particular was James Oglethorpe and his relationship with the trustees. Marques’ article explores the US slave trading of the D’Wolf family. Based on the article, it shows that the D’Wolf family was the largest slave trading family in the United States history. The article goes into …show more content…
When “slave” owners and masters are searching for new prey they are targeting the weak then rather the strongest. The main target for sex trafficking is females instead of males. Sex- trafficking is considered to be the 21st century slave trade. Women are taken against their will and often transported far away to other countries and purchased by modern day slave owners. They are then often drugged and forced to work the streets to generate money for their “masters.” Their living conditions are also extremely poor and most of the time unsanitary. They receive the bare minimum of food, clothing, and healthcare. If they do not fulfil their “tasks and duties” they are then punished or often murdered. Once exploited into these situations its often at times almost impossible to get