When we learn about slavery and slave master’s we often get a picture of an evil cold hearted slave master, who will whip and torment slaves into working in horrible conditions. From these we can create a different interpretation. Through these letters we can use weather as an indicator for the treatment of slaves, as well as the success of the plantation owner’s crops. This is not to downplay the immoral act of slavery or to say that slave masters did not treat their slaves badly. Rather, the t…
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Posted on November 2, 2009 at 5:52pm —