... beings, making them work in the hot humid sun all day long with out much food or water at all. Some slaves were even whipped like animals, and hardly ever fed anything. If this were to be you in this situation wouldn't you like a way out of this cruel treatment into a ... but it also showed how important and fasinonable the family is. Slaves also could be set free by their owners, if they saved enough money to buy them ownselves and become free. In early times, slaves were usually recognized as human beings like the owners, just less fortunate. In the 1400's a ... ships said that they w...

• Word Count: 1826
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... harvest time) was more like people, and we liked it, for we sat down then at meals," (50). The slaves did not feel like people for they were treated as animals. They were beaten regularly, and most of the time unjustly accused. Henderson describes how one of his master's four sons remained at home to be a driver. "He would often come ... she was bought by Isaac Riley of Montgomery County. Then I was offered to the assembled purchasers" (Henson 36). Henson's mother wept profusely and begged the man who purchased her to buy him as well, but he simply disregarded her and kicked her out of ...

• Word Count: 2008
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School