Berlin begins the book by shutting down the image of how slavery is thought of today and restoring the image of slaves into the history of the American working class and into the upbringing of our nation. Slaves went from having some sort of freedom or independence rather, to becoming dehumanized in the worst possible ways. Berlin shows readers the timeline of slavery and how it evolved up until the point of how todays society pictures and categorizes slavery. In Many Thousands Gone Ira Berlin attempts to show readers how the meanings of slavery, race, freedom and liberty have changed over the Charter, Plantation and Revolution time periods. Berlin reveals the diverse transformation that occurred in the four major regions The North, Chesapeake, the Low country and the Mississippi valley. Many Thousands Gone lets readers in on the rules regarding the limits of slavery and how it varied enormously within the regions and between the
Berlin begins the book by shutting down the image of how slavery is thought of today and restoring the image of slaves into the history of the American working class and into the upbringing of our nation. Slaves went from having some sort of freedom or independence rather, to becoming dehumanized in the worst possible ways. Berlin shows readers the timeline of slavery and how it evolved up until the point of how todays society pictures and categorizes slavery. In Many Thousands Gone Ira Berlin attempts to show readers how the meanings of slavery, race, freedom and liberty have changed over the Charter, Plantation and Revolution time periods. Berlin reveals the diverse transformation that occurred in the four major regions The North, Chesapeake, the Low country and the Mississippi valley. Many Thousands Gone lets readers in on the rules regarding the limits of slavery and how it varied enormously within the regions and between the