THE SOUTHERN NEGRO

There is no question whether slavery is wrong or right. No question whether it was better suited for the South or for the North. Slavery was wrong, unjust, but a comfortable choice for many negros in the South.
The negro, the slave is not to be forgotten is the message America has always received . In the 1920s, the negro was respected yet exalted for his way. He was mistreated by many, used, left to the cold, working his fingers to the bone. But by the same token, he was thought of to be honest, loyal, hard-working, easy to please; perhaps that was the reason for his place in slavery all along. Slaves were not taught to use their minds, but their hands that would bring them the happiness they so desired. The simple truth is: Slaves didn’t know how to be anything but slaves.
But were the negros happy being slaves? Facts from the 1920s would have us believing so. If given the chance, would the slave choose to live a different life. The South was the South because of slavery; the slaves knew this, too. For the negro slave, tomorrow held no concern for him; the past was forgotten. The slave knew the South needed him; he hear...