Create a new discussion topic on or before the required date/time by clicking the post. Develop a substantive main thread addressing each part of the prompt in full.

Slavery and Freedom: the American Paradox

There were a lot of obvious labor and economic benefits to creating a race based slave system; however, the transition to race based slavery was more complex than what might be obvious to a 21st century student. Read Edmund Morgan’s paper, ”Slavery and Freedom: the American Paradox” and as a class evaluate his argument that wealthy English anxieties about English poorer people living in the colonies encouraged the development of a race based slave system. What evidence does Morgan provide that proves his point?

NOTE: This article is from 1972 and contains the word ”negroes”. DO NOT use this term in your discussion posts or your assignments.

Task 1: Create a new discussion topic on or before the required date/time by clicking the ‘**REPLY HERE**’ post. Develop a substantive main thread addressing each part of the prompt in full. Your initial thread should be 2-3 paragraphs in length (200+ words total). Support your points with examples or illustrations from the text. Quotations/citations are not strictly required, but APA style should be used if quoting or paraphrasing from the literature or outside sources. Review the How-To Guide: APA Formatting and Citations page (linked in class) as needed.