Slave Life on the Plantation

Download or read book Slave Life on the Plantation written by Richard Worth and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the plantation system, slaves were often subjected to brutal working conditions. Many also saw their families torn apart and were prevented from learning to read and write or owning property. Yet they also helped create a distinctive African-American culture. Author Richard Worth describes how these prisons beneath the sun transformed the lives of African-American slaves. Book jacket.