How does Patterson view the development of freedom as a social value?

Patterson views the development of freedom as a social value as somewhat of an historical development process. It is an ongoing phenomenon. Society cannot have freedom as a social value until society is socially ready for it. The slave's desire for freedom has to somehow meld with the slave master and society's desires and consent for the slave to be free, and there has to be an awareness of these facts among members of the society. Until this kind of social reaction occurs, there can be no inception of freedom as a social value.