Because not all white people believed in slavery. In fact, most people, regardless of their race, do not. Most people are decent and caring human beings who wish to live their lives in peace and freedom and want everyone else to do the same.
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Some white men helped slaves due to moral beliefs against slavery, religious convictions, or a sense of empathy towards the suffering of others. Some also helped slaves for personal gain or to align with political agendas.
The act to help runaway slaves was called the Underground Railroad. It was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by abolitionists in the United States to help enslaved individuals escape to free states or Canada.
Slave children of white men were often subjected to the same harsh living conditions and discrimination as other slaves, and they were considered property with no legal rights. They were typically born into slavery and faced a lifetime of servitude, lacking the chance for freedom or education. Relationships between white men and enslaved women were often exploitative and the children resulting from these relationships were usually kept enslaved.
The two men looking for runaway slaves were bounty hunters. They were hired to capture and return the escaped slaves to their owners for a reward.
Many white southerners feared free slaves because they saw them as a threat to their social, economic, and political dominance. They believed that free slaves could potentially incite rebellions, disrupt the existing racial hierarchy, and compete for jobs with white laborers. Additionally, they were concerned about the impact of free slaves on the institution of slavery itself.
They were slaves, they worked for food and shelter, not money. They would never get paid the white man took them from their country so the slaves could work for free on the white man's land and farms.