By 1890, there had been no slaves in the south for 35 years.
In the 1800's, most slaves were owned by plantation owners
Yes. Slave owners did brand slaves with the fleur-de-lis. According to the book Slavery in the South by Clayton E. Jewett and John O. Allen, slave owners were allowed to cut of the ears of runaway slaves and have them branded with the fleur-de-lis as punishment.
Many blacks did fight in the south but not as much as blacks in the north. Blacks in the south that fought were either free land owners and were fighting to keep their land, or they were slaves of owners who were drafted in the war and they fought alongside their owners.
In the south there were no "free African Americans ". All African Americans in the southern states were slaves. Therefore, slaves owners didn't create problems for free African Americans because they never met a free slaves.
describes how slaves were regarded in the South in the pre-Civil War years?
North Slave owners did pay their slaves, but south slave owners didn't. See the following link.
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In the South, it was estimated that 350,000 slave owners held a significant number of slaves.
By 1890, there had been no slaves in the south for 35 years.
mainly rich plantation owners
Slave owners treated slaves more harshly .
In the 1800's, most slaves were owned by plantation owners
Quite a few.
The South's economy was a farming economy. Many plantation owners relied on slaves work on the plantations.
Slaves in the south were treated poorly because they often disobeyed their owners by refusing to work.
yes. in the early history of America, it was almost necessary for southern plantation owners to have slaves. But most families in the south only had one or two slaves.