. For many years female slaves were underrepresented in history. During the 19th century slave women were depicted as mothers and caregivers, but they were often the abuse victims of their white slave owners. In the following, I will answer the question of what does the existence of slavery reveal to us about life in 19th century America? I will also discuss the role of slave women and the myth of the mammy that surrounded them …showed first 75 words of 1135 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1135 total…Thomas Jefferson wrote, “All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights”. I think that white Americans during this time period did not feel that slaves were to benefit from the privileges granted by the constitution. The institution of slavery has been the worse event in America’s history, I hope that as individuals we will all learn from this travesty and work towards a better future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**