The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram. They measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.
This experiment can be connected to the book of negroes because of the conflicting interests of Solomon Lindo and slavery. He is forced to restrict some particular actions and behaviors of his slave Aminata by the government. He knows that it is not morally right but is forced to comply because of the authoritative position of the government.
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