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How Were Blacks Treated In The 1800s

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In the 1800’s treatment and livelihood of whites and blacks varied greatly from today. Blacks were not considered free, which allowed for slavery of people. Whites were allowed to buy and sell blacks and utilize them for their domestic and field needs. The whites provided both housing and punishment to their slaves depending on their job they did. The following will show the auctioning, housing, jobs and punishment of slaves in the 1800’s. First, slaves were brought over by ships and auctioned off to the highest bidder. They would clean up the slave and make them more presentable prior to the auction. Then have them stand on raised podiums so the buyers had the opportunity to inspect the slave. This would include poking and prodding at them and checking their mouths. Once they finished checking out the slaves the auctioneer would set a price to start bidding. People would bid against each other and the highest offer won the slave. This was usually where the family would end up being split up because the …show more content…

The majority of slaves bought were used for labor in the owner’s plantation, only a selected few worked on the domestic duties of the household. The slave's job type determined their quality of food, clothing and shelter they would be provided. Domestic slaves worked in the house and their duties included: cleaning, cooking and tending to their owners demands. Working inside the house these slaves were usually better feed, given hand me down from their owners and living quarters were usually within the home and nicer than field slaves received. Field slaves would tend to the needs of the plantation which included harvesting crops, animal care and any outdoor chore that need to be completed. The field slaves clothing was merely scraps of clothing, food was given sparsely and their living quarters where small cabins located on the

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