My time periods start in the 1850’s to the 1900. Every owner is different. One master may give their slaves rest period once in awhile, while others may work slaves to their limits. There were some slaves who were punished for little things and some were barely punished at all, but they all did get beating because the masters wanted to show them who were the boss. They didn’t want the slaves to rebel against them.
Slaves were not considered a fully human because they looked different from the whites. Most of the whites were racist against all the blacks, and they thought they were all better than them. A slave belongs to his or her master. They could be sold away from their families at any time. They could be punished for any reason their masters choose. A look, the pointing of a finger, refusal or neglect to step out of the way when a white person is approaching, were some reasons a master might punish their slaves. Slaves had no rights, no control over where they worked or how many hours they could work. They couldn’t legally get marry and couldn’t testify in court against a white person.
The laws considered slaves to be humans, thinking, feeling creatures capable of knowing difference between right and w
Most slaves’ mothers were back to work within a month after birth or earlier. There was little time to bond with the babies. Life of a baby was hard but the life of a young child was easy. Many young slaves played with the white plantation owner’s child until they were 7-8 and then they had to work in the fields.
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