The slaves lived in quarters, which was a group of cabins clustered together. ... Some lived in the Big Houses because they were butlers, coachmen, maids, housekeeper or personal servants. ... Most plantations, slaves lived in the quarters. ... Some people had no shoes throughout the winter. ...
They argued that slavery is very beneficial for the slaves and the slaves are very happy to live with their masters. ... In winter, a round jacket or overcoat, a wool hat once in two or three years, for the males, and a pair of coarse shoes once a year"(Lester 65). ... Sleeping on the planks, being cold, wet during the rains, and in the smoke; that was the way slaves lived in their huts. ... It is very hard to believe that practically with nowhere to live, nothing to wear or eat; the condition of the slaves was so good, as the person argues. ...
They argued that slavery is very beneficial for the slaves and the slaves are very happy to live with their masters. ... In winter, a round jacket or overcoat, a wool hat once in two or three years, for the males, and a pair of coarse shoes once a year"(Lester 65). ... Sleeping on the planks, being cold, wet during the rains, and in the smoke; that was the way slaves lived in their huts. ... It is very hard to believe that practically with nowhere to live, nothing to wear or eat; the condition of the slaves was so good, as the person argues. ...
Writers differ in the purpose for which they write. Some aim to entertain, but the more serious and skilled writers usually have the goal of expressing a serious idea. Writers such as Hariet Beecher Stowe and Alex Haley are writers who write for more than mere entertainment. Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, had a political purpose. Stowe intended to help America realize the inhumanity of slavery and the pain it brought upon African-Americans by writing a melodramatic novel. ...
