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"Been Here So Long": Selections from the WPA American Slave Narratives.
http://newdeal.feri.org/asn/topic2.htm.  Accessed 6 February 2017.
The Library of Congress, Voices from the Days of Slavery.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/vfssp.html. Accessed
6 February 2017.

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Large plantations had many slave homes on the property to house their large numbers of slaves.

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Slave boys could not wear shoes until they were 12 years old.

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Most slave quarters were one to three rooms with a large fireplace for cooking and heat.

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What benefit would their be for a slave owner to provide his slaves with nice living conditions?

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Some former slaves were not happy to be free. Why?

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Why did most slave notice no difference in their living conditions during the Civil War?

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For slaves who had good living conditions, why would they be eager for freedom if it meant homelessness?

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Many slave narratives mention that they did not notice a difference in their lives in the period of the Civil War. Though, there are some mentions of food becoming scarce during this time. The most severe account was given by Fountain Hughes who recalled, "I remember when the Yankees come along and...throwed all the meat and flour and sugar and stuff out in the river and let it go down the river. And they knowed the people wouldn't have nothing to live on, but they done that" (Fountain Hughes).  Again, while some slaves noticed no difference in their living conditions during the war Fountain Hughes' statement makes it clear that some slaves suffered greatly during the war.

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The conditions slaves lived in prior to the Civil War were highly dependent upon the slave owner. Many slaves on plantations lived in log houses that ranged in size from 1-3 rooms depending on the size of their family. They often had a fireplace for cooking and for heat and were given enough cooking supplies to feed their family. However, some slaves lived in their owners homes and slept in odd places such as under the dining room table.  And others did not have beds at all, "We always slept on the floor, pallet here, and a pallet there. Just like, uh, a lot of, uh wild people" (Fountain Hughes). Even though there were many accounts of decent living conditions during this time, it is clear from this statement that many slaves lived in deplorable conditions.