Why was it needed?
The white people wanted someone to do the work for them. The slaves worked on the farms and took care of the masters. They were the servants who obeyed everything that the white people said to do.
They would work on the fields from sunrise to sunset. They had the job of picking the cotton, or harvesting the crops. They would then go and gin the cotton or pack away the food. They had no resting or breaks and if not for the slaves, there would be no work getting done. at least that is what they thought.
There would also be the lucky slaves that got to go in the house and take care of the children, or cook the food, or clean the house. They even sometimes got paid. they got to sleep in the house and work with the masters. They were the envy of the slaves that had to work in the fields. The ones in the house were more of maids than slaves. but if they stepped out of turn, they would still get beaten.
They would work on the fields from sunrise to sunset. They had the job of picking the cotton, or harvesting the crops. They would then go and gin the cotton or pack away the food. They had no resting or breaks and if not for the slaves, there would be no work getting done. at least that is what they thought.
There would also be the lucky slaves that got to go in the house and take care of the children, or cook the food, or clean the house. They even sometimes got paid. they got to sleep in the house and work with the masters. They were the envy of the slaves that had to work in the fields. The ones in the house were more of maids than slaves. but if they stepped out of turn, they would still get beaten.