Masters and Field Slaves
What is Christmas time?
This is when planters would watch slaves parade and celebrate.
What is resentment?
This feeling existed between white women and enslaved women involved with white men.
What is the verandah?
This is where planters often sat while observing slaves.
What is their work or tasks?
White women would falsely criticize this to get enslaved women punished.
Who were the sambo or quashie characters?
These enslaved individuals were invited to perform for entertainment at parties.
What are demeaning and degrading jobs?
If complaints failed, white women gave enslaved women these types of jobs.
What is property?
Planters justified their actions toward slaves by viewing them as this.
What are taverns and brothels?
These types of businesses in towns sometimes owned female slaves.
What is “turned a blind eye”?
This phrase describes how society ignored the mistreatment and abuse of enslaved people.
Who were sailors and military officers?
These groups of men were common clients of such establishments.