Use of Labour on a Plantation

As a plantation owner, I have a reputation to uphold! As my slaves, Make me money you filthy lazy Africans.

Here, we grow sugar cane as a cash crop. Sugar is King!

I hate working in the fields. I'm tired , hungry and thirsty. I cannot even take a break with this overseer and head driver breathing down my back.

It is my duty as Head Driver to keep an eye on you.

I'm the Overseer, don't make me whip you. Stop talking and work!

I am a hired slave. i came to this plantation next to my master plantation to work on this cotton field. It is difficult, but I will get some money to help manumit myself one day.

I pray one day to be free from this.

I'm a Toby and I am 6 years old. Some days I am happy, today I am sad. ,I have to feed the chickens and do some weeding later today. I am so tired.

Mary, where is my drink? Don't have us waiting. Don't make me whip you. When you are finished, go do the laundry.

As a domestic slave I should be happy I don't have to work in the fields , right! I work almost 24 hours a day. I am constantly bothered every minute of the day by my mistress, even at nights.

I am Ruth, The mistress just sent me and some other women on this train to the next village . I am scared.

The women on this train told me, I am going to be prostituted!