Slavery in Antebellum America: All Night Forever
No issue has more scarred our country nor had more long-term effects than slavery. When we celebrate American freedom, we must also be mindful of the long and painful struggle to share in those freedoms that faced and continue to face generations of African Americans.
Living Conditions|Pnemonia|Typhus|Cholera|Lockjaw|Tuberculosis
Field Hand at 12|Rotten Teeth|Worms|Dysentary|Malaria
Fewer than 4 out of 100 slaves lived to be 60
Sunrise to Sunset|14 hour shifts
Dehumanizing Auction block
Marriage Vows|Death or Distance