Life on the plantations
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- KEEP WORKING! 4 more hours left.
- I am so tired, I wish this is over some day soon.
- We have been working for 15 hours!
- I need to rest...
- Do your work CORRECTLY.
- My name is Mahawa. I am from Fonji, Africa. I am a slave and I now live in the USA. I was sold to a small plantation owner in 1870. I wasn't the only one working slave. We would do many things to pass the time.
- This is your new home.
- We worked on the fields for about 15-16 hours. It was very tired, we didn't have time for ourselves. The only thing we did all day was harvesting the crops.
- Dinner is ready!
- Thanks! Please clean the kids, they are dirty.
- If we didn't do things perfectly or completed the acceptable amount of work we got whipped and beaten. Everything was horrible, we were abused in some type of way.
- I am a free women!!
- There were some problems with my master, so I was sold to a new slave owner. The work was even more difficult. Although, the owner had compassion for us. He wasn't so cruel as our last one.
- After some months, I became a servant. It was easier because I got to do domestic tasks. I gained my owner's respect and trust.
- After many working years, I got my freedom. I have faced many obstacles as a black woman in America. I've been working hard and I can now support myself and have a decent working life. Being a free person is even better than a slave. We all have rights!
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