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Life on a plantation (Living conditions (10 or 12 slaves in one room, Men,…
Life on a plantation
Living conditions
10 or 12 slaves in one room
Men, women and children in one room
They slept on the floor, with no furniture
Beds were just: straw, rags, boards and one blanket
Small huts
Wooden floors were luxury
Dirt floors
Working conditions
Slaves were up an hour before daylight
They had to work as long as the master pleased
The slaves worked on cotton plantations as soon as the sun was up
In full moons slaves worked late into the night
The slaves had to collect a certain amount of cotton to not be beaten
Slaves had to go 10 to 20 pounds over the amount expected
Slaves were made to work to the dropped dead
Punishment
Slaves were flogged for not working hard enough
Slaves were flogged for not be working as soon as the dawn breaks
Families were threatened to be broken apart at anytime
People were beaten even if they were pregnant or old
slaves were punished by whipping, shackling, hanging, beating, burning, mutilation, branding, rape, and imprisonment
Other
Clothing
Slaves wore simple and cheap cloths
Slaves wore boots with no buckles to work on the farms
Food
Rations, as they weren't allowed normal food like the whites
Maize, rice, peanuts, yams and dried beans