美国北方奴隶制的缩影:宾夕法尼亚黑人奴隶生存状况研究

The Epitome of Slavery in American North:The Black Slaves’ Living Condition in Colonial Pennsylvania

宾夕法尼亚黑人奴隶生存状况是美国北方奴隶制演变的一个缩影。黑人奴隶在宾夕法尼亚经济生产中,尤其在城市地区,发挥了重要作用,但是黑人奴隶始终是一种可替代的非核心劳动力。当地黑人的生活在奴役与自由之间挣扎,一方面他们不得不忍受各种剥削和压迫,另一方面他们也在利用“残余权利”,通过构建黑人的文化认同和社区纽带,抵制奴隶主的控制。美国革命期间,宾夕法尼亚黑人通过渐进废奴法案逐步获得解放。

The black slaves' living condition in colonial Pennsylvania was the epitome of slavery in American North. Black slaves contributed a lot to Pennsylvania' s economic production, especially in the urban area, but black slaves were never the core and indispensable workforce in colonial Pennsylvania. Black slaves * life was struggling between bondage and freedom. While black slaves had to endure the slaveholders' exploitations and oppressions, they could still take advantage of their residual rights to resist the slaveholder5 s control and build their own cultural and community identity. The Pennsylvania black slaves were emancipated gradually during American Revolution.