These chapters were informative but also shocking to read. It was interesting to read about the class system which greatly benefited the “great men” but harmed the rest of society. Despite the variety of classes in today’s society, none are nearly as clear-cut as they were back then. It was also sad to see how this system of indentured servitude of Europeans coming to America gradually shifted to give white people more freedom and increasingly less to black people. Then, the system would result in complete racial-based slavery.  The treatment of these slaves was also disgusting and hard to believe at times. Slaves were just property, expended at the slave owner’s discretion without a shred of humanity. The fact that slave owners would be compensated by the government if they killed one of their slaves is sickening. Additionally, reading about Lumpkin’s Jail and hearing about the conditions these slaves experienced was horrible. I understand that slavery was extremely normal at the time, however, it’s still impossible for me to imagine how one human could subject another else to such conditions and not think twice about it.