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Inequality as a Female Slave Slavery was a brutal and inhumane institution driven by racism and the desire for cheap labor. White men stole Africans from their native land, stripped them of their homes, and treated them as sub-human. White men created certain measures to insure this inferior position of slaves. Not only were legal measures and laws set up, but also slaveholders established their own methods to keep slaves subordinate to the white community. …

…dealt with their emotions, often without the compassion and support of a husband or mate. Slavery was an evil, immoral institution in itself. Nevertheless, slave women's sex appeal and vulnerability made them superior targets for abuse, which made the institution worse for a female slave than their male counterparts. Works Citied McLaurin, Melton. Celia, A Slave. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1991. Sterling, Dorothy. We Are Your Sister. New York: W.W Norton & Company Inc., 1984.