Difference in mortality/other conditions in various parts of the slave states
Post date: 2020-07-13 10:48:34
Views: 352
Was there a fundamental difference in mortality or illness or other such thing between the slave border states and the "Deep South"?

I remember reading something in middle school where a slave was threatened to be sold to a plantation in the Deep South if they did not follow a certain set of orders exactly. The implication was that the slave would die soon and horribly if they were sold to the Deep South.

I know the term sold down the river comes from this, I was more wondering if this was effectively a death sentence in addition to being a way for the slavers to rip families apart.

Additionally, if anyone has anything about how long slaves in the fields of plantations lived vs house slaves, I'd love to see it.
Number of Comments
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
Analysis: Chairman Kevin Warsh’s task forces are the key to understanding the new Fed
Can you get a loan for a wedding? The do's, don'ts and alternatives
2-year Treasury yield rockets higher as many Fed officials signal possible hike this year
Unconventional lifestyle people: what those assets do?
Executive Dysfunction Tips
Separating hobby and work
Oil falls as International Energy Agency forecasts supply glut next year after U.S.-Iran deal
Why Wall Street banks and foreign borrowers are rushing to tap China’s cheap money
Jeffrey Gundlach says Fed's Warsh is not going to be the 'easy money' chairman many hoped for
Amazon AI exec predicts first 'commercially useful' quantum computers in 5-7 years