Women and men slaves were equally powerless. The regulation of women to the home did not apply to slave women. Slave men were unable to take care of their families, protect their wives from being sexually or physically abused by overseers and owners. However, the standard gender roles came through when slaves would work on their own time. Slave women took care of the children and cooked while the slave men worked outside. Family stayed central to slave culture and enabled slaves to pass down their traditions, personal values and strategies for survival through the
Women and men slaves were equally powerless. The regulation of women to the home did not apply to slave women. Slave men were unable to take care of their families, protect their wives from being sexually or physically abused by overseers and owners. However, the standard gender roles came through when slaves would work on their own time. Slave women took care of the children and cooked while the slave men worked outside. Family stayed central to slave culture and enabled slaves to pass down their traditions, personal values and strategies for survival through the