No Longer Yours: Aspects of Slavery and Freedom Seeking in North CarolinaMain MenuCreative Commons LicensePreface and AcknowledgementsArcOnline Maps and ArcStory MapsAdditional Project ComponentsIntroductionEarthWoodFireWaterWindEscapingNetwork to Freedom Underground Railroad LocationsMaps and Additional ResourcesResourcesBrian Robinson351175f8b63e375b96b75c26edde5534c94e8162Torren Gatson9cd3f098d43ed240801c35d1d0fd0737b5602944Rhonda Jones4c7a2610c10c17f5b487bcebc8abbbf64c221aa6Arwin Smallwood329b2d587e93ceaac77a3b3e316b5ce377128ac0Self-Publish
12021-10-28T01:04:23+00:00Fire-Resistance and Confrontation11plain2023-02-21T23:32:36+00:00Enslaved people were their own people. They had their own culture, assumptions, perspectives, values, and instincts. As slavery often required the enslaved people to shield and protect their true feelings, opinions, and trues in various circumstances. However, in many instances, there was an ongoing conflict between the dominant culture and the enslaved culture. This chapter peaks into the tension between enslaved people and the slaveholder and their society. As with fire, these tensions were often unmanageable and unpredictable. Through the actions taken by enslaved people, due to their passion, hope, or resistance, we get a glimpse into how enslaved people acted on their ideas of justice, vengeance, and freedom. Fire is situated in this chapter by focusing on acts of resistance and confrontation committed by enslaved people. Not all actions had a clear indication of intent.
Oftentimes acts of resistance and confrontation went hand in hand. Sometimes acts of confrontation become acts of resistance and vice versa. There is a difference between acts of resistance and acts of confrontation. The former implies some acceptance of status but disagreement concerning certain terms or treatment. The latter removes status or hierarchy and means a contest between equals, even though the power difference between the parties may be significant.
