Slave societies could trust only that slaves prefer life over death

Evidence

But the Negro knows nothing of the cost of freedom, for he has not fought for it. From time to time he has fought for Liberty and Justice, but these were always white liberty and white justice; that is, values secreted by his masters. The former slave, who can find in his memory no trace of the struggle for liberty or of that anguish of liberty of which Kierkegaard speaks, sits unmoved before the young white man singing and dancing on the tightrope of existence. — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 800 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Slaves granted freedom without struggle cannot grasp its cost or value — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 800; Slavery’s meaning was psychological subjugation beyond mere economic exploitation

Related

• Slaves granted freedom without struggle cannot grasp its cost or value (similarity 0.88)
• A freed slave who did not fight resembles a servant performing the master’s role (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Slavery’s meaning was psychological subjugation beyond mere economic exploitation #corroborates (0.90)
• Slaves granted freedom without struggle cannot grasp its cost or value #qualifies (0.72) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 800