Slaves were look upon as
property. They had no rights. They would
work on the fields from sunrise to sunset.
Sometimes they would also work cleaning houses and doing other chores. The frightening aspect of being a slave is
that you are at the mercy of your master. If he is kind then you are lucky but
there is still a possibility of cruel punishment. Many slaves were whipped and some slave
families were broken apart to be sold as property to someone else. It was not a good life.
