American Slavery

African Americans, or Negro, or even the offensive, slang word that was used in the 1800's slave states and the 1950's and up to 1960's South, "nigger".  Now, I really do not like this word.  I like African American better than even "blacks" or "negro".   It is just feels more dignified to me.  There were slave drivers called breakers who just beat the African Slaves into submission.  Fredrick Douglas had to endure a slave breaker named Covey.