It could be considered almost ludicrous that most African-Americans were content with their station in life. Although that was how they were portrayed to the white people, it was a complete myth. Most slaves were dissatisfied with their stations in life, and longed to have the right of freedom. Their owners were acutely conscious of this fact and went to great lengths to prevent slave uprisings from occurring. An example of a drastic measure would …showed first 75 words of 1158 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1158 total…Court actually ruled in the favor of slaves. Although the slaves seemed utterly powerless, they were able to fight back against the injustices wrought on them. They used strength and perseverance to maintain their war against their enslavement. Despite the low success rate of their rebellions, they won the battle in the end. It seemed that most slaves were willing to sacrifice everything to possess freedom, and ensure it for the future generations after them.