Consumer and society have messed up the whole
The racial prejudice was not as high at first. African unfree slavery was mostly the result of the colonies realizing that it was not at all efficient to have indentured servants. At first the white indentured servants had the same treatment as unfree African slaves but they would be able to leave after their debt was payed and they would often rebel since they considered themselves to be better than what they were given. This is why the industry completely switched to African slavery since indentured servants were pointless in the long run.
During the war, the EXECUTIVE powers of the federal government were expanded. At Andersonsville, confederate troops shot to death more than 200 African-American prisoners as they pleaded for their lives. In 1863, the CONFEDERACY instituted the first income tax, taking a specified percentage of an individual's income.
