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In response to the argument of showing the work skills to blacks over whites, I feel that many people felt that blacks would work harder than the poor whites would at this time since they had just been given these new opportunities. This is why I think they tended to lean more towards the blacks over the poor whites, plus they would not have to treat the black workers as well as they would have to treat the white workers.--Sean Marren | In response to the argument of showing the work skills to blacks over whites, I feel that many people felt that blacks would work harder than the poor whites would at this time since they had just been given these new opportunities. This is why I think they tended to lean more towards the blacks over the poor whites, plus they would not have to treat the black workers as well as they would have to treat the white workers.--Sean Marren | ||
| − | I think Frederick Douglass’ experience exemplifies why whites were afraid of slaves gaining certain skills. Of course, whites were afraid of having their jobs taken by blacks, and the fact that Douglass was paid the highest wages given to the most experienced calkers after training supports this. However, it was more than just concern for jobs. Douglass touches on that when he writes that the more his condition was improved, the more his desire for freedom grew. '''By keeping slaves from acquiring trade skills, whites were not only able to protect their jobs, they were also protecting the system of white supremacy that | + | I think Frederick Douglass’ experience exemplifies why whites were afraid of slaves gaining certain skills. Of course, whites were afraid of having their jobs taken by blacks, and the fact that Douglass was paid the highest wages given to the most experienced calkers after training supports this. However, it was more than just concern for jobs. Douglass touches on that when he writes that the more his condition was improved, the more his desire for freedom grew. '''By keeping slaves from acquiring trade skills, whites were not only able to protect their jobs, they were also protecting the system of white supremacy that was in place.''' –- Taylor Brann |
Beaten in a Baltimore Shipyard showed me that blacks were more skillful than the whites. The blacks were assigned to someone and had to listen to their every command. They were pulled in different directions to run small errands or just to give them a extra hand. I think the blacks were more skillful because they were like the "jack of all trades" when it came to building a ship. Even though they were assigned to someone, they still had to lend a hand elsewhere to someone who called upon them. -- Paul Kim | Beaten in a Baltimore Shipyard showed me that blacks were more skillful than the whites. The blacks were assigned to someone and had to listen to their every command. They were pulled in different directions to run small errands or just to give them a extra hand. I think the blacks were more skillful because they were like the "jack of all trades" when it came to building a ship. Even though they were assigned to someone, they still had to lend a hand elsewhere to someone who called upon them. -- Paul Kim | ||
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When reading the 'Pacing' article, I couldn't help but think of two things. First, I read somewhere about the human cost of the increasing use of machinery during the industrial revolution (not only just wounds, etc but)like the turning of men/women into the cogs of the machine. It happens even today. Worker A puts in cog 1 all day long, worker b tightens cog 1 and readies cog 2, so on and so forth. Very dehumanizing -- Jeff Phillips | When reading the 'Pacing' article, I couldn't help but think of two things. First, I read somewhere about the human cost of the increasing use of machinery during the industrial revolution (not only just wounds, etc but)like the turning of men/women into the cogs of the machine. It happens even today. Worker A puts in cog 1 all day long, worker b tightens cog 1 and readies cog 2, so on and so forth. Very dehumanizing -- Jeff Phillips | ||
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| + | Smith rights that when skill is built into the tools it reduces the power of individual workers, allowing factory owners to set the terms. “Pacing” emerged as workers responded to the harsh conditions of industrial life by demanding a space for themselves- time to breathe, think and relax. Smith’s article complicates the standard picture of industrialization mechanizing everything about the workplace, including the people. It puts a human picture on industrialization and reminds us people didn’t simply abandon the habits they had before industrialization. -- Matt Struth | ||
