The Springs Chronicles

The Town Hall conducted in class on September 18th, 2020 was a very interesting learning experience. I had no idea just how complicated the issue of slavery was. As a child in elementary school, I learned about how slavery was a moral wrong, and was always confused as a child as to how another human being could whip and beat another, and yet the entire country allowed it. As I matured and advanced in school, I started to learn why slavery stayed in America for so long. This Town Hall showed me even more evidence for why slavery was allowed in America for so long.  The economy of the south was completely slave dependent. I learned this in middle school. But the Town Hall exemplified just how badly the South needed slavery. The average cost of a slave during this time was $2000, which is around $55,000 today. Now imagine hundreds of slaves on a plantation during this time. All of those slaves were also free labor, obviously. These southern plantations were worth loads o money because...

Hello all. My name is John Brown . I was born May 9th, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. I was born into a Calvinist household where my family struggled to stay alive and well. I have witnessed and been apart of hardships my entire life, growing up poor and being a bystander to the greatest travesty of our time- Slavery. When I was 12, I witnessed an African American boy being beaten. A 12 year old boy. That ain’t right. And all because of his skin? That ain’t right. I kept that event in the back of my mind my entire life. A portrait of John Brown I worked with the Underground Railroad and formed the League of Gileadites in 1851 in Illinois to prevent any more African Americans from being taken due to the outrageous enactment of the Fugitive Slave Act. Since the League was formed,  0, and I mean 0 blacks have been taken back as slaves. The reason for the success? The threat of violence. Look at the history of our nation. We have passed laws to slow slavery. Where have we gotten wi...

Religion has always been a point of contention and struggle since the beginning of time. Religious beliefs have always caused issues among people with differing views. One such view is slavery. In most modern societies, slavery is gone, thankfully. However, it has not always been this way. American society used slaves until the end of the Civil War. Slavery and religion were very closely tied, as slavery was typically justified and condemned by various religious texts and beliefs. This article will explore the various reasons and nuances for the continuous practice of slavery. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all condone slavery. The prophet Abraham owned slaves and was never struck down by God for it or told to free his slaves. Noah’s grandson, Ham, was cursed to be a slave for his brothers. The Bible says: “And the sons of Noah that went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole world ...