SLAVE LIFE IN A PLANTATION

HOUSE SLAVES HAD BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS THAN FIELD SLAVES.

SLAVES RECEIVED MULTIPLE SETS OF CLOTHING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SLAVES HAD THE RIGHT TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER WHEN SOLD.

SLAVES WHO ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE AND WERE CAUGHT COULD GET TO WEAR A COLLAR WITH BELLS.

FIELD SLAVES WORKED FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET WITH NO BREAK.

SLAVES WERE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH.

THE BASIC FOOD RATIONS FOR SLAVES INCLUDED CORNMEAL, PORK AND MOLASSES

SLAVES COULD EARN THEIR FREEDOM THROUGH HARD WORK IN THE SOUTH.

SLAVE CABINS TYPICALLY HOUSED 10-12 PEOPLE WHO SLEPT ON STRAW FLOORS.

SLAVES WERE ALLOWED TO TESTIFY IN COURT AGAINST THEIR OWNERS.