Slave and Citizen (In class summary)

In Frank Tannenbaums "Slave and Citizen" the main argument is about how slavery was different in the two areas, western and southern areas. These areas consisted of the United States and Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Cuba. Slavery was much different in the United States than in other places around the world. In the United States a Negro had no saying in who he was or what he can did simply because they were colored people. In other parts of the world like Spain and Portugal anyone can be a slave. Another difference was how African women of color were treated differently in the U.S and Brazil. Tannenbaum writes that in colonial Brazil, persons of color, and especially women, found more social opportunities and respect.