Life Of Andy Anderson Essay

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Andy Anderson who were 94 he was a slave of Jack Haley the plantation in Williamson Co, to John House. After he was free Andy he got a job his first wages were room and board also clothes with $2.00 month. Andy was mirrage three times live with his third wife with eight children in Ft. Worth Texas. .Jack Haley owned Anderson parents also. When he was young he lives on the plantation with his parent and there were 12 other family live on the plantation also.
Some slave have the same last name like there master, the slaves will take the last name of their master when they is born on the plantation. Andy was recognized as Andy Haley when he got free.
Andy changed his name to Andy Anderson after his father. His father got his last name after …show more content…

In the south they have to work in the fields and in the house if they did not do what the master said they would be whip. The slaves would be treated like animal. The slaves of the north were more like maids, and the slaves’ owners many time freed their slaves in the north.
The practice of slavery is when they selling and buying slaves. Practice of slavery can also be when someone been forced to work. Slaves, is still going on today with children been used by other people, for a profit, though prostitution, and using threats or violence.
Mrs. Bernice was born at South Bend Arkansas Bernice she were house slave she worked in the house waiting on old mistress brother name Fletcher he was old man. When she was 12 year old the Yankees was coming they left their home and went to Texas. The men had to walk while the women and children in the wagons.
Bernice was telling her master treated them very well, she can member her mother get whip one time that left some scans. She also member the war and how the paddy roller used to sing song about the slave. And Bernice talk about if the paddy roller catch a slave outside without a pass the slave would get beating almost to death, and tell them to go