House VS Outdoor Slave

Topics: Slavery in the United States, Slavery, White people Pages: 3 (896 words) Published: December 3, 2014
William Gibbon
History
Final Essay
5/22/14
To be a slave to anyone would be a nightmare but some conditions were better than others. If a slave were lucky they may get a master would is somewhat kind and care little about them. If a slave were unlucky one may be beaten, raped and just broken by their master. To be a house slave would be the best circumstances while working in the field or plantation would be the worst for a slave.

House slaves for the most part had it better than the others slaves. The physical conditions of a house slave were much better than one working outside because to owner does not want a “dirty” slave in their home. This cause the master to give the house slave old clothes that they do not use anymore while other slave were given cloths base on the amount of work they were able to do. Old slave and small children were not given proper clothing because they cannot work as hard as other slaves. “Whereas many field workers were not given sufficient clothing to cover their bodies, house slaves tended to be dressed with more modesty” (source one). Again being a house slave would be the best choice for a slave because they get special treatment. The House slave also was able to eat more healthy food because they worked in the home while the field slave may only eat once a day. “The diets, high in fat and starch, were not nutritionally sound and could lead to ailments, including scurvy and rickets” (source 1). The human needs a balance diet in order to grow and work properly. A slave may get lucky and have a master who pays out of their pocket for fresh food but this was highly unlikely because many of the plantation owners were mean and unkind.

The day to day live of slave was hard but no one had it harder than those would work outside all day. The house slave did work a lot but the amount of work they would have to do is very different from the amount the field slave would have to work. The house slave would run errands and be able...
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