Review: FREEDOM AND SLAVERY

This content can be programmed (free) obtained by reading online, the program is dependent on page scanning. Screen readers can not currently scan, so please contact JSTOR user support for access. We will provide PDF copy of your screen reader

Edmond S. Morgan's book "Slavery and Freedom: American Paradox" shows how contradictory slavery is used to show the history of America and the rise of American freedom. The use of slavery that contradicts the definition of freedom in the United States was first revealed through the use of "free slave spokesperson" (Morgan) Jefferson. Attitudes towards slavery can be expressed in two ways. The first one is debt. Debt is the ability to repress free people, that is why Jefferson dislikes debt so much. As a grower he was basically forced to borrow and refused to give up his slave until he found a free debt. He does not care about the freedom of slavery as he has done for him. Mr. Jefferson also pointed out that tyranny in that country would be very fertile if the people in the country do not have enough land and money to feed their families. His second dislikes are craftsmen.

Morgan stressed that the mysterious attitude towards slavery by Thomas Jefferson is controversial about his view on free people. He said that Jefferson does not believe in slavery, but believes in the freedom brought about by the independence of individuals. "People relying on others for their livelihoods will never be free really" (p. 5, p. 53). Jefferson has slaves, but as long as they are not well prepared for independent living in the free world, they are afraid that their freedom will have a negative impact on society. He said, "When a slave no longer becomes a slave, it will be 500,000 lazy people, they will create the same problem for the US The European poor and the poor are such If forced cancellation is canceled, it will not play a role in supporting itself "(p. 11, p. 54). This view may also be affected by the racial prejudice of his or his compatriots who fully support American public opinion.