1. Slavery Daily Life of a Plantation Slave

2. Index IntroPages: 3 Field WorkersPages: 4 HouseSlavesPages: 5

3. Intro -Slaves were owned by other people and to buy a slave was very costly -There are two types of slaves, field workers and house slaves. -The two works were equally difficult.

4. Field workers A field slave worked from sunrise to sunset, they worked an eighteen-hour day. Women field workers worked the same hours as men. Pregnant women were expected to work until the child was born, and after the child's birth the woman worked in the field with the child on her back. Field workers lived in tiny huts with dirt for a floor. On Saturday nights slaves from different plantations usually came together to have a meeting. The minimum amount of cotton to be picked in one day was 200 pounds. At about the age of twelve a child's work became almost the same as an adult's. A field worker's day was filled with hard work.

5. HouseSlaves Most house slaves were living under better conditions than field workers. However, house slaves did not get Sunday off and usually attended church with the master and mistress House slaves cleaned, cooked, served meals, and took care of the children. Some house slaves lived in attics, closets, or corners in the big house even if their families lived in the quarters. A cook got up early in the morning to cook breakfast, and the day ended with cleaning up after dinner and gathering firewood for the next day. These slaves sometimes stole food from the owner. Although house slaves had more privileges, being a house slave was not much, if any easier than being a field worker.