Details the living conditions of plantation slaves, examing house, field and artisan work; food and clothing; marriage; separation; resistance; leisure activities; and old age.
This books describes what people wore on Southern plantations, discussing the clothes of the wealthy plantation owners, the hoop skirts worn by the Southern women in the 1800's, and the clothes made on the plantation for the slaves.
Describes how slaves were able to preserve some elements of their African heritage despite the often brutal treatment they experienced on Southern plantations.