Slavery’s control system relied on a pervasive terror of resistance against masters

Evidence

Some slaves collaborated in the master’s violence, driven by the fear of becoming its target or by the hope of channeling it elsewhere. Many other slaves simply avoided it and survived as best they could, following orders and trying desperately to work tiny plots of land to feed themselves and their families, crafting small spaces of comfort and community. Some, however, responded by sowing terror among their masters. — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 183 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Slavery exists wherever men are forced to follow others’ prescribed purposes; Terrorization aboard slave ships forced Africans to adopt the slave identity. — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 58; Enslaved people responded to violence through collaboration, avoidance, or counter-terror — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 183 (+6 more)

Related

• Enslaved people responded to violence through collaboration, avoidance, or counter-terror (similarity 0.90)
• Slaves used poison to dominate and humiliate their masters (similarity 0.89)
• Terrorization aboard slave ships forced Africans to adopt the slave identity. (similarity 0.87)
• Slave drivers balanced complicity with the master against leadership of the enslaved community (similarity 0.84)
• Slaveholders committed far more atrocities than revolting slaves did (similarity 0.84)
• Terror, not force alone, secured slave obedience in the French colonies (similarity 0.83)
• Enslaved people resisted slavery through collaboration, endurance, and terror. (similarity 0.82)
• Slaves’ West and Central African roots shaped New World resistance to slavery. (similarity 0.80)
• Colonial thinkers recognized slave resistance and planter repression formed an escalating cycle (similarity 0.79)
• Slaves capitalized on every crisis among their exploiters to rebel. (similarity 0.79)
• The revolt was led by the most favored slaves, shocking planters (similarity 0.79)
• The revolt’s most favored slaves often led it against their masters (similarity 0.79)
• The northern slave revolt emboldened slaves colony-wide to challenge plantation authority (similarity 0.79)
• Enslaved people defied authorities to maintain their own burial grounds (similarity 0.78)
• Slave isolation and dependence on masters slowed mass movement formation (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Slaves responded to plantation violence through collaboration, endurance, or open terror #expands (0.75)
• Enslaved people responded to violence through collaboration, avoidance, or counter-terror #expands (0.70) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 183
• United slave resistance disabled whites’ power to discipline plantations #contradicts (0.60)
• Slaves used poison to dominate and humiliate their masters #exemplifies (0.50)
• The revolt’s most trusted slaves were the ones who betrayed their masters #exemplifies (0.40)
• Slaves’ West and Central African roots shaped New World resistance to slavery. #expands (0.40)