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Slavery

Slavery was a big part of life in the South. Many plantation owners relied on slaves and their work to help get the money and crops they needed. There were basically 2 types of slaves in the South at this time. There were house slaves and there were field slaves. House slaves consisted of servants, maids, and butlers. They were normally treated better than the field slaves (Biel 14). They got to be inside most of the time. Owners of house slaves would usually not beat them because they wanted the slaves to look presentable for whatever guests arrived or stopped by. With house slaves, the owner's family enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle (Biel 14). These houses were normally extremely elegant. Some house slaves had the luxury of being taught basic education. Just enough to understand what was going on and what to do.
Field slave life was much different than that of a house slave. There was no education taught to a field slave. Literacy for enslaved blacks was clearly......


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