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[–]AristotleCLONE3 points
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Yes, at its height it usually fell between 58-68% veraciously. Which is reasonable, when you consider any potential realities along these lines:
In the lower South the majority of slaves lived and worked on cotton plantations. Most of these plantations had fifty or fewer slaves, although the largest plantations have several hundred. Cotton was by far the leading cash crop, but slaves also raised rice, corn, sugarcane, and tobacco. Many plantations raised several different kinds of crops.
Besides planting and harvesting, there were numerous other types of labor required on plantations and farms. Enslaved people had to clear new land, dig ditches, cut and haul wood, slaughter livestock, and make repairs to buildings and tools. In many instances, they worked as mechanics, blacksmiths, drivers, carpenters, and in other skilled trades.
Black women carried the additional burden of caring for their families by cooking and taking care of the children, as well as spinning, weaving, and sewing.
Some slaves worked as domestics, providing services for the master's or overseer's families. These people were designated as "house servants," and though their work appeared to be easier than that of the "field slaves," in some ways it was not.
They were constantly under the scrutiny of their masters and mistresses, and could be called on for service at any time. They had far less privacy than those who worked the fields.
Because they lived and worked in such close proximity, house servants and their owners tended to form more complex relationships. Black and white children were especially in a position to form bonds with each other. In most situations, young children of both races played together on farms and plantations.
Black children might also become attached to white caretakers, such as the mistress, and white children to their black nannies. Because they were so young, they would have no understanding of the system they were born into. But as they grew older they would learn to adjust to it in whatever ways they could.
The diets of enslaved people were inadequate or barely adequate to meet the demands of their heavy workload. They lived in crude quarters that left them vulnerable to bad weather and disease. Their clothing and bedding were minimal as well. Slaves who worked as domestics sometimes fared better, getting the castoff clothing of their masters or having easier access to food stores.
The heat and humidity of the South created health problems for everyone living there. However, the health of plantation slaves was far worse than that of whites. Unsanitary conditions, inadequate nutrition and unrelenting hard labor made slaves highly susceptible to disease. Illnesses were generally not treated adequately, and slaves were often forced to work even when sick. The rice plantations were the most deadly. Black people had to stand in water for hours at a time in the sweltering sun. Malaria was rampant. Child mortality was extremely high on these plantations, generally around 66% -- on one rice plantation it was as high as 90%.
And remind @ardvarcus & @voatuser1128 that their deceit simply cannot override the truth. Ever.
You don't need links and you don't need sources. You only need to post, proof, that I am wrong. I will handle my own research, to see if you posted the truth here.
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[–] AristotleCLONE 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago (edited ago)
Yes, at its height it usually fell between 58-68% veraciously. Which is reasonable, when you consider any potential realities along these lines:
And remind @ardvarcus & @voatuser1128 that their deceit simply cannot override the truth. Ever.
[–] 11815985? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Copying and pasting from PBS, our local commie news source, is not "doing HW." Neither is searching wikipedia.
At least have the decency to link your sources, so we can laugh together at the ridiculous claims by kikes that niggers made America.
[–] AristotleCLONE 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
You don't need links and you don't need sources. You only need to post, proof, that I am wrong. I will handle my own research, to see if you posted the truth here.