Slavery, in regards to cotton, was mostly about picking cotton in cotton fields on large plantations owned by a white Southerner, who may have been a "mild and paternalistic" owner, or a "cruel and sadistic" owner. Family 's were broken up; Slaves were beaten, whipped, and looked at as "subhuman property…" This treatment was ruled lawful in 1857 by the United States Supreme Court after the Dred Scott Decision to strip slaves of their civil and human
Slavery, in regards to cotton, was mostly about picking cotton in cotton fields on large plantations owned by a white Southerner, who may have been a "mild and paternalistic" owner, or a "cruel and sadistic" owner. Family 's were broken up; Slaves were beaten, whipped, and looked at as "subhuman property…" This treatment was ruled lawful in 1857 by the United States Supreme Court after the Dred Scott Decision to strip slaves of their civil and human