Slaves in Brazil were treated totally different than
in North America. Slaves could have different ways to be freedom in Brazil. One
of the many options that Brazilian slaves have was to marry with a free person.
Additionally, if their master approved the marriage, and the master did not
announce the fact of the slave status, the slave could be free (Frank
Tannenbaum)
Slaves in Brazil had some rights that helped them to
achieve some status of equality. The most amazing between slaves and master was
that both have rules, the master could not kill or injure his slaves. Even when
African American Slaves had the status of prisoners or servants, they were treated
with a certain level of humanity. They could intercede for their families and
buy their freedom; also if one of the parents was free the child had the option
to born free. Slaves were conditioned for the system of slavery, but they were
able to live fairly compare with the African American Slaves.
Sadly, the history narrates the cruel realty of
slavery. It is impossible to affirm that slavery in Brazil were better than
slavery in North America because the slavery could not be considered as a
normal life condition. However, slavery is part of the human history and we cannot
change the history. Nevertheless, we are able now to understand the difference between
slavery in South America and North America. While in Brazil slaver were able to
rich their freedom in different ways, in North America slaves were dehumanize.
African American people were prosecuted and treat as slaves just for their skin
color even if they were not slaves. Slaves in North America were treating worse
than animals, they were considered human. They were killed just for talk or
just for be “different” physically. The worst scenery in North America was when
White American people killed slaves and children, women, and men enjoyed the murder.
