Tannenbaum’s argument in Slave and Citizen is that
there are two angles and areas to slavery in the world. On the one hand, he argues Negro in the United
States were more hostile and even though slavery was abolished he notifies us
in his writing that the false judgment will continue. On the other hand, he argues that in Spain,
Brazil, Cuba, and Portugal slavery existed but not in a racial way, they were
more lenient and right after you paid your debt the slave can go free. Tannenbaum also implies that after the
emancipation legally freed the Negros, it did not free the minds of the white men. This argument is supported when he states
that is Negros cannot prove they are free men, an Anglo can assume he is a
runaway slave and subsequently be sold at a public auction.
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