Emasculation of the Black Man

Danielle McCall
coloured Urban Family
Jermaine Monk
October 13, 2010

The Prison of Manhood
When sensation looks at the icon of the African American male today, what usually comes to mind be images of drunks, gangsters, and absentee fathers. While the easy solution would be to place peck upon the men themselves, an intellectual being would question that which has pushed some Black males to look to alcohol, crime, sex and violence as a agent of asserting their manhood. In order to truly see the showdown and degradation with which the Black man has been faced since the inception of this country, one must truly delve beyond the surface and reconcile himself in the plush of truth and objectivity. The Black man has been systematically subjected to treatment aimed at weakening his spirit and pacifying his being since the rattling birth of the European slave trade and remains subjected to such(prenominal) treatment today.
To argue slavery began in the Americas would be pathetic; some form of slavery has been present in nearly every historical context known to man. What distinguishes the European captivity of Africans from that which preceded it was the dehumanization of the slaves.



In Ancient Greece, Rome, and most parts of Africa, slaves were considered the dimension of their masters but were simultaneously granted many of the equivalent rights and liberties as other citizens. There was often room for up mobility and many slaves were offered the opportunity to buy their freedom. It was not an uncommon employment to free a slave if they had been faithful and loyal, or if they were to be married. It was not until the onset of European slavery that slaves were regarded as slight than human, arguably as a means of justifying the brutality exhibited by slave masters against their slaves (Leary, 2005, p.49-53).
As the physical abuse of slaves by their masters became exceedingly inhumane, enslaved peoples became more desperate to free themselves. In the late 1700s there were more...If you want to get a unspoiled essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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