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Black, as stated in the Wikipedia, referred to as negro , which is generally considered offensive. It is a color-defined term used as a form of ethno-racial classification. Black people were the most common victims of this classification as well as of racial discrimination and slavery during the colonial era. They suffered a lot during this time. Since slavery was an integral part of the economy, it spread in all directions. Then, it became an institution. Since blacks were usually the slaves, they formed the core of the early labor force.

More and more Africans were shipped to America. Blacks became the prime servants. Because they were known as servants, several state governments felt that they should not have the same equal rights as other citizens. (Smedley 1999)

These states felt that blacks were there to do work, not to be a part of the society. So, states such as Virginia and Maryland legally and systematically enclosed blacks. Other states such as North and South Carolina did the same. (Smedley 1999)

On 1723, blacks were not allowed to vote in all southern colonies. This was a major reason for permanent African slavery. Thus, more and more blacks became servants. On the other hand, the other servants were freed. (Smedley 1999)

Blacks were forced to do the hardest and harshest jobs. Legal restrictions on blacks continued, and by the mid- 1700’s, blacks had almost no rights. (Smedley 99).

At this point, there were hundreds of thousands of African slaves all across the nation. They were now full time servants and obeyed their master; they were whipped if they did not.

By 1783, an anti-slavery movement begun. Political movements and groups known as abolitionist that sought to abolish the practice of slavery and the slave trade were formed. The Slave Trade Act 1807 and Slavery Abolition Act 1833 gave black people a hope to be freed from being a slave and from being traded. (Wikipedia)