Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans.|HOW SLAVES BECAME "CHATTLE" IN THE EARLY 19th CENTURY / Ambrose Lane. - SERIES: Never again for white men only| no. 4 Series which traces the history of slavery and its impact upon the political, legal, and social development of African-Americans. CONTENT: Ambrose Lane traces the categorization of African-Americans as "inferior," particularly in the laws and actions of the South. Any outside attempts to suggests equality between the races was met with increased legal and social oppression. Even free Blacks were excluded from skilled trades and occupations, and they were not allowed to assemble in groups. Ambrose argues that the final restrictions were a reaction to Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 19 Aug. 1992.
Ambrose Lane traces the categorization of African-Americans as "inferior," particularly in the laws and actions of the South. Any outside attempts to suggests equality between the races was met with increased legal and social oppression. Even free Blacks were excluded from skilled trades and occupations, and they were not allowed to assemble in groups. Ambrose argues that the final restrictions were a reaction to Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia.
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