In our test for American Studies, you probably all remember the source about the slave who was cleaning out his master's stables when his master attacked him. Also if you will recall the section of the documentary that talked about how slave. Repulsive be tied up, and then their "masters" would pour salt water on their wounds.
My question is do you think that all slaves could have fought back against their holders and gained a confidence over the white people like the man from the source in our test? And also, if you do not think that at least many of them could stand up against their captors, then can you think of another way that the slaves could have boosted their confidence and intimidated their "masters".
I do not feel that all slaves could have fought back against their holders, at least not in the same way that the slave in the stables did. At the very least not in the same physical way though perhaps a verbal retaliation could have worked as well. Maybe even a refusal to work. Yes there would have been negative repercussions however it would have been a way to get back at their masters, gain more of their own independence even if they weren't seen as being their own.
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