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* corn meal, lard, some meat, molasses, peas, greens, and flour were severed weekly on Saturdays.
* if the owner allows it vegetable patches and/or gardens were added to the weekly nations
* breakfast was made and served at the break of dawn in the slaves cabin
* lunch and dinner were made by the elderly who could longer work in the plantation
* at noon or whenever they were let out they all gathered around an iron kettle for some seasoned peas, beans, turnups, potatoes, and meats
*some slaves did not have enough to eat so they resorted to stealing food from their masters
*house slaves could take some food from the kitchen but they could not get caught or there would be some very grating punishments

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SOURCE 4: Slavery and Religion   Antonella Nieves        

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SOURCE 4: Slavery and Religion   Antonella Nieves        

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Priest changed the bible so slaves didn't get any ideas about escaping

Blacks were separated from the white

Slaves weren't allowed to attend church because they would learn that Christ was for equality

Slaves often prayed in secret

Slaves secretly attended prayer meetings & preaching

God kept slaves from being depressed & angry

Believed that in heaven there is no slavery & whippings

Believed that God kept them faithful until death

Some believed that God is a curse

Thought god hated some people more than others

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Source 1: Slave Punishment Irina Grande 

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Source 1: Slave Punishment Irina Grande 

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Slaves were punished by whipping, shackling, hanging, beating, burning, mutilation, branding, rape, and imprisonment.

Slaveholders used both psychological coercion and physical violence to prevent slaves from disobeying their wishes.

The most efficient way to discipline slaves was to threaten to sell them.

Slave masters also used punishment gear like neck braces, balls and chains, leg irons, and  paddles with holes to produce blood blisters.

The lash was the most common form of punishment but I wasn't effective because it often left slaves incapacitated or even dead.

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SOURCE 2: Slave Family Structure Lianet Viera

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SOURCE 2: Slave Family Structure Lianet Viera

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During the slave trade American laws did not recognize slave marriages or family relations.Also children were sent to live in separate cabinets from their parents and about 10% to 20% of husbands and wives were separated in the auction. To conserve their family ancestry, slaves passed on names from their descendants to their children or even names of their descendants' owners. Most evidences show that over a third of fugitive slaves ran away to meet their relatives. Due to the countless separations between family members most of the time strangers took on the role of parents to children who had been separated from their relatives. The experiences slaves suffered through together made their bonds stronger and allowed them to survive the hardships of their lives.