Slavery: A Serpent in Eden

1. Introduction--The American Paradox--Freedom and Slavery Intertwined
2. Why Slavery in America?
   1. Slavery Generally Accepted From Ancient Times
   2. Slavery Already Rooted in the New World--The Portuguese and Spanish
   3. English Attitudes Toward Black Slavery
      1. Slavery Unacceptable for Themselves, BUT
      2. Enslavement of "Outsiders" Acceptable
      3. Blacks as Quintessential "Outsiders"
3. Patterns of English Slaveholding--An Ubiquitous Institution
   1. Rural North--A Minor Feature
   2. Urban Slavery--More Important
   3. The Core of American Slavery--The Plantation
      1. Purpose--A Business Enterprise--The Epitome of American Opportunity
         1. Ample Land (Once the Natives Are Cleared--Takes Some Time)
         2. A Profitable Crop for International Sale--Tobacco, Rice, Indigo
      2. The Labor Problem--Use of Forced Labor
         1. White Indentured Servants
         2. Shift From Servants to Slaves, 1676-1710
   1. Results
      1. A Biracial Society
      2. Rising Racism
      3. Muting of Class Divisions Among Whites
         1. Broadening Economic Opportunity
         2. Expanding Political Participation
      4. "All [white] men [sic] are created equal"