Blog: Slave Narrative

Master-Slave Relationship

The slave was seen with little to no power for himself. Instead, the master contained all of the power in the local hierarchy. The slaves were often abused and treated poorly durning their life as a slave. Many were made to create offspring for the master's own plantation for work and for their pleasure. The other slaves were sold into slavery for the masters benefit. Many of the slaves were forced to work many hours of the day with no say in what he was to do. The relationship between slaves and the master was not very close. The slaves had no input in what they did or what that said for their whole life. The master was in complete control of all of his slaves.

Questions:

1. Were the slaves able to talk to the master directly on the plantation anytime of the day?

2. Once the 13th Amendment was passed how many slaves actually left their plantation?

3. Were slaves able to have money of their own to buy goods for their family?