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Chapter 20
African Americans at Mid-Century
C20.2 North and South, Slave and Free
slaves were property, no rights
most slaves did farm work
city slaves in factories, mills, workshops
free blacks in South were controlled
- no travel, no guns
- denied most jobs
free blacks in North faced discrimination, segregation
built own churches, schools, businesses
C20.3 The Economics of Slavery cotton gin made cotton
profitable
cotton made South 4th richest place in world
wanted slaves so more profit
demand and price of slaves rose
slaveholders unwilling to end the system
non-slaveholders supported it; dreamed of getting rich, too
C20.4 Working Conditions of Slaves
small farms: slaves & owners work together
plantations: overseer supervise slaves
field hands worked dawn to dark
chores after dark
other slaves: seamstresses, carpenters, blacksmiths, cooks, servants
from age 6 to death
C20.5 Living Conditions of Slaves
crowded, one room cabins
dirt floors
little or no furniture
most had enough food
- kept gardens, hunted
clothes were of course linen (2 outfits per year)
one pair of shoes per year
received some medical care
C20.6 Controlling Slaves
some punished harshly
- beat, whipped, branded
others made slaves feel dependent like children
slavebreakers used violence, fear, overwork to make slaves obey
most owners tried to avoid beatings
C20.7 Resistance to Slavery
damage tools
work sloppily
steal food from master
pretend to be dumb, ill, insane
poison master
set master’s house on fire
refuse to work
fight back
run away
rebellion (Denmark Vesey, Nat Turner)
C20.8 Slave Families and Communities
legally no slave families
slaves couldn’t marry
slaves made families anyway
children belonged to owners
families often sold apart
parents taught children survival lessons
taught respect for elders
C20.9 Leisure Time Activities
slaves had free time Sat. night and Sunday
corn-husking parties
pea-shelling parties
quilting bees
danced
made music out of almost anything
Sunday was for religion & recreation
activities helped them forget slavery
C20.10 Slave Churches
white ministers told slaves to obey masters
slaves created “invisible churches” met in secret preached about Moses
setting people free sang spirituals helped them endure
their suffering
C20.11 African American Culture
slaves mixed African traditions with American ideas
Examples: quilts songs dances legends folktales