Summary Of Slave And Citizen

In discussions of slavery, one controversial issue has been the differences in slavery in Brazil and America. On one hand Frank Tennenbaum claims that negros in Brazil were allowed to climb the social ladder and had liberties that American slaves never did. He shows this in slave and citizen by saying " even under the empire the negro and the mulatto ... had an acceptance unthinkable in the american scene" . Tennenbaums arguement that slavery was very different in Brazil is supported by quotes from other authors in his work. i agree with Tennenbaums statements on differences in slavery between America and Brazil. Tennenmaums also states that the majority of southern America was negros. I believe that this played a major role in allowing slaves in Brazil to climb the social ladder and get jobs unthinkable to slaves in America.