How was it to be a slave back then in the United States? How did they live? Well it is obvious that slaves in the United States had a rough time. In Frederick Douglass’s autobiography, he describes how it was to be a slave in the United States by sharing his experiences and incorporate them into how slaves were.
Let’s begin of how they lived. Slaves got a monthly allowance of and yearly clothing. Since slaves were given a certain amount of food, they had to ration it between each other, so no one would more than the rest. As for their monthly allowance of food, they got eight pounds of pork or the equal amount in fish, and one bucket of corn. For their clothing, the adult slaves were only given the yearly clothing. They receive two linen shirts, one pair of pants, and a jacket for …show more content…
But in this case, they would be ranked at a valuation to be distributed between the slave owner’s children. The slaves were treated like livestock. They were mixed with horses, sheep, and pigs. For the slave owners, the slaves weren’t people, they were animals bound to do whatever the owner pleases. After everything was evaluated, then came the division over the property. The slaves had no vote or word in the matter. They were separated into groups for their new slave owners, hoping their new owner will treat them kindly.
The slave holders or overseers would use the slave’s fear of punishment. When a slave is “a field hand” (2) they are supposed to be in the field at a certain time and if so they are late to go to the field, they are given punishment, which is, most of the time, whipping unless they are given permission from their master. Some slave owners were extremely brutal. Any excuse would make them want to whip the slave. I believe that they took all their frustrations on the
Let’s begin of how they lived. Slaves got a monthly allowance of and yearly clothing. Since slaves were given a certain amount of food, they had to ration it between each other, so no one would more than the rest. As for their monthly allowance of food, they got eight pounds of pork or the equal amount in fish, and one bucket of corn. For their clothing, the adult slaves were only given the yearly clothing. They receive two linen shirts, one pair of pants, and a jacket for …show more content…
But in this case, they would be ranked at a valuation to be distributed between the slave owner’s children. The slaves were treated like livestock. They were mixed with horses, sheep, and pigs. For the slave owners, the slaves weren’t people, they were animals bound to do whatever the owner pleases. After everything was evaluated, then came the division over the property. The slaves had no vote or word in the matter. They were separated into groups for their new slave owners, hoping their new owner will treat them kindly.
The slave holders or overseers would use the slave’s fear of punishment. When a slave is “a field hand” (2) they are supposed to be in the field at a certain time and if so they are late to go to the field, they are given punishment, which is, most of the time, whipping unless they are given permission from their master. Some slave owners were extremely brutal. Any excuse would make them want to whip the slave. I believe that they took all their frustrations on the