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Now, on American History tv, university of maryland professor Christopher Bonn or teaches a class about the concept of power and breach civil war slaves societies. He also discusses how the invention of the cotton gin resulted in the expansion of slavery. Okay, i want to get into. Its good morning, welcome back. Great to see you all today. What we are going to do is think through some Big Questions about Power Dynamics in american slave societies today. So, part of this is like a building on what we talked about last thursday. Last thursday we talked about gabriels conspiracy, richmond 1800. W...

About last thursday, we talked about gabriel conspiracy, richmond 1800, and the way it reflects the complexity of slavery. Slavery was a relationship between individuals, and it was endlessly complex. With gabriel, we saw some of the ways an enslaved person could enjoy some freedom within their bondage. Different practices of power influenced the way different people experienced slavery. Today we will talk through some of those practices of power. Our Big Questions today are broadly about this. We will come back to these questions at the end of class, questions about the way labor influence li...