Slave Auction
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Rights of Slaves
"By law, slaves were the personal property of their owners in all Southern states except Louisiana. The slave master held absolute authority over his human property as the Louisiana law made clear: “The master may sell him, dispose of his person, his industry, and his labor; [the slave] can do nothing, possess nothing, nor acquire anything but what must belong to his master.”
Slaves had no constitutional rights; they could not testify in court against a white person; they could not leave the plantation without permission. Slaves often found themselves rented out, used as prizes in lotteries, or as wagers in card games and horse races.
Separation from family and friends was probably the greatest fear a black person in slavery faced. When a master died, his slaves were often sold for the benefit of his heirs."
Excerpt from:Constitutional Rights Foundation
http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/slavery-in-the-american-south
Slaves had no constitutional rights; they could not testify in court against a white person; they could not leave the plantation without permission. Slaves often found themselves rented out, used as prizes in lotteries, or as wagers in card games and horse races.
Separation from family and friends was probably the greatest fear a black person in slavery faced. When a master died, his slaves were often sold for the benefit of his heirs."
Excerpt from:Constitutional Rights Foundation
http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/slavery-in-the-american-south
Daily Life of a Slave
Read about the Daily Life of a Slave through the following links and documents, and answer the corresponding questions in your packet (all of the questions cannot be answered by reading from just one of the sites):
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3041
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2956.html
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3041
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2956.html
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Slave Interview or Narrative
Choose one of the documents below to use to complete #12 on your paper.
Choose one of the documents below to use to complete #12 on your paper.
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