April 3, 1855 was another work day in the plantation fields. The slaves were up and ready before the master came in and woke them up. Tuesday was not a special day and there was no special tasks to be done. There was a leader among us and he told the slaves to get the wagons before they would have to pick up the dry weeds from the ground. Harvest season would be coming up and the soil had to be ready by then. It was a clear day with only a handful of clouds up in the sky. Yet, the sun shined down, making everyone sweat. Beads of sweat ran down the faces of the slaves that were picking the weeds up from the ground. Woman had to bring their babies to the plantations because they had nowhere else to leave them. The wagons were not a great tool to work with because a wheel or two would often break and it would take hours to find a replacement. After a few hours the weeds were piled up and we 're ready to be taken to the fire where the trash was burned. …show more content…
An old man could not work anymore, so he laid down on the wagon. The donkeys were tired of pulling the wagons, and the donkeys had no food or water to replenish them after a long day of working. The plantation was near the Mississippi River, where steamboats would arrive with many white folks passing by and talking to the Masters. However, there was work to be done by other slaves. The other slaves worked in cotton fields where they would be picking the cotton out of the plants and have their hands rough after. 1855, a couple of years before the Civil War. Black men, women, and children were slaves. The slaves often worked in plantations in the south with no pay and horrible working conditions. Most slaves were tortured all day, every day by the owners, when the slaves did not do as the owner said. Slaves were always working for their life because when a slave decided not to do the work, the slave would be beaten harshly and often