Olaudah Equiano, describes Life on the plantations in his autobiography:
I have seen a slave beaten till some of his bones were broken, for only letting a pot boil over. I have seen slaves put into scales and weighed, and then sold from three pence to nine pence a pound.
The interesting life of Olaudah Equiano 1789
Added:
12th Mar 2008 by Diane Earl
Subjects:
Citizenship, History
Key Stages:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+