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== Landon Carter complains about his female slaves (1771-1773) == | == Landon Carter complains about his female slaves (1771-1773) == | ||
'''After reading this I couldn't help but wonder if these were the first female slaves he'd ever owned? The slaves seem to be playing him. It doesn't seem like he is very authoritative with them, almost like he just leaves his property and expects everyone to work without supervision'''. --Remy B. | '''After reading this I couldn't help but wonder if these were the first female slaves he'd ever owned? The slaves seem to be playing him. It doesn't seem like he is very authoritative with them, almost like he just leaves his property and expects everyone to work without supervision'''. --Remy B. | ||
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| + | I was particularly interested in the Landon Carter complaints. As a Virginia slaveholder, it is understandable that he had to be a strict master, but his diary entries reveal a wicked and heartless man. This was around the time when slaves were over 60% of the population and laws reinforced the racial discriminations, but it seems Landon Carter has a particular dislike for women and children. His complaints about Mcginnis’ daughter and her “Hysteric frights” made it sound like he was complaining about the natural responses of a young child. How old was this poor girl anyway? Were most slaves treated this way in large plantations? -- Emma C. | ||
== George Washington's slave list (1786) and slave work assignments (1786-88) == | == George Washington's slave list (1786) and slave work assignments (1786-88) == | ||
