I once caught gossip about a field slave named Henry Norser who was found sneaking in the garden trying to get food for his young son. ... They would then receive more whippings for not working fast enough and falling behind. ... I witnessed the prayers that were said daily, the delicious, warm food that was constantly in supply to them, and sometimes overheard gossiping between the Mistress and her lady friends. ... I spent the next week in a shack with no clothes, no food, and received whippings every morning as a fresh awakening. ...

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Based off of previous hoeing seasons the slaves were essentially ranked and expected to hoe as fast as they have in the previous years. ... If the slaves met their quotas they could use any remaining time to do things such as grow their own crops, making it possible to obtain money for themselves, or just extra food for themselves or their families (Oestreicher "Industrialization of Slavery"). ... Each slave received their individual portion of food for the week every Sunday morning. ... There was no time in the morning to deal with food for the day (Northup 110-114). ...

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Today when Americans travel up and down the eastern seaboard, they can recognize differences among the people. New England is still a land of a more uptight, prominent people with little diversity. There are still families who can trace their bloodlines back to Europe, England mainly. New York, N...

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