Property or Person?

     Tannenbaum illustrates that black people in colonial Brazil were treated differently rather than in the U.S. and some who were fortunate enough that they were actually successful even running for office.  Freyre says in some places he points out "gentlemen of dark color achieved the dignity of president of the cabinet under the emperor." now in Colonial brazil this was a normal thing. but in the U.S. this is preposterous to happen at that time. it really is amazing how the "Negro" would be raised to that position, i would have never thought that black people were treated way differently. In the U.S. they were treated horribly also they werent "People" they were considered as property. if i was a young black man at that time i would really hope that i would land in  Colonial Brazil rather in the U.S. 

     I would hope to god that my slave masters were from Colonial Brazil, rather than from the U.S. it would be a great difference. because even though i was brought to the country a slave, i as a person at that time would have a chance on raising up in the cast system of humanity rather than being a slave for the rest of my life. if i was in the U.S. at that time period there would be absolutely no hope for me as a person to achieve anything in life, because i am treated as property. and even though i would be a free man, it would still be hard for me to be a person, because of the racial tensions between whites and the colored.