Based on the book Celia: A Slave, Chapter 11 in Voices of Freedom “The Peculiar Institution” and Chapter 11 from Give Me Liberty, respond to the following questions in 4-6 pages. How did slavery impact the environment of antebellum America? How did slave owners justify the system of slavery? What were the worst aspects of slavery? How did the legal system support slavery, and how did the case of Celia challenge this system? Finally, how did slavery contribute to the divide that was growing in the United States by the mid-19th century? Then, look up a contemporary news article regarding race in America. Explain how race continues to play a role in American society. Do you believe that America’s history of slavery continues to affect racial relations to this day? How has your experience in America been affected by America’s history of slavery and racism?