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Enslaved African-Americans
How did enslaved Africans and African-descendants view social justice? What did they do to try to create a more just social world for themselves? What obstacles did they confront?
Enslaved Africans and their descendents felt that social justice was perverted. This is because their ancestors were abducted from their homes and forced to endure harsh conditions in America. They were treated no better than property and most of time worse than ordinary farm animals. This was designed to preserve a system which benefits the establishment and wealthy landowners. As a result, it was created to help these people at the expense of others. This meant that social justice was seen as unfair and biased. For Africans and their descendents, they felt the system was against them. This made them believe that this concept did not exist or only benefited select segments of society. (Ball, 1999)
The way that they created a socially just world...
This brought about changes by highlighting the immorality of the current system and everything it represents. These transformations helped African-Americans to have a voice that could point out these injustices and demand some kind of action. (Ball, 1999)
During the process, many people were often subject to violence, shootings and lynchings. This is because the status quo was willing to do whatever was necessary in order to preserve the current system. At the same time, many people were harassed and forced to engage in actions which made them feel inferior (such as: sitting in the back of a bus). Those who stood and questioned these policies were often considered to be troublemakers and arrested for breaking the law. (Ball, 1999)
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References
Ball, E. (1999). Slaves in the Family. New York, NY: Farrar and Strauss.
Mott, M. (2003). Politics and Social Change in Latin America. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing.
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