Seasoning Process In Slavery

The Life of a Slave
Slavery itself was a horrible part of history alone and one of the parts of slavery really is not mention as much as it should. The part of slavery a lot of people are clueless about happened before plantation life. This is the in depth story of slavery. This paper will talk about what’s called the “Seasoning Process”, I will break down that process as well as reveal the gruesome and horrific details, also this paper will talk about the living conditions, and Lastly I will touch on what the women had to go through during slavery When you hear the word “Seasoning” you probably think about someone you know or even yourself seasoning a piece swine or chicken. Well you have the right concept but at the same time it is meant
When you season a piece of meat you our changing what the original piece look and taste like added the things you want, you are beating and tenderizing the meat to add more flavor and so that the meat will be tender. That whole concept came in to play during slavery but instead of the meat being chicken or swine it was an African American slave. Seasoning started at the auction spot, where they were looked at and when sold they were branded with the slave master symbol. This process consisted of getting the slaves ready for life on the plantation. The slaves that survived the middle passage after beginning taken to West Indies were dehumanized, stripped away their personalities, beaten, and inspected before they were sold. During the inspection the slaves would be washed off with water from the feces and blood and vomit from being packed on the boat on the way to the Americas. This process lasted up to two whole years and some slaves didn’t even make it out of the seasoning process . The men had their penis inspected to figure out how they grow
Slaves were forced to stay in mud huts either provide for them or the slaves would have to build them their selves . The floor was dirt and grass, only having one bed in there. Depending on the plantation and plantation master they decided how much things were put in the huts and such as the number of beds, a table, etc. so housing units were nicer than others being made out of wood than mud and clay. The slave where given only little clothing and cloths. The men had one pair of pants, shirt and a hat for their heads for hot sunny days. In the cold men where giving thicker clothing like a long sleeve. Women were given a dress or skirt with a shirt and a scarf for their heads. The children ran around naked until their body reached puberty and they were given a piece of cloth to cover themselves up. Slaves had to work in crazy conditions and crazy weather conditions on a hot day the slaves would be picking cotton and if they got over heated or worn out they couldn’t take a break they got whipped and beaten. When it came down to whippings master or over seeker would lash out on the slaves whipping their backs until they bled and in some cases slaves even died from blood loss. That horrible punishment left slaves not only with marks and bruises, it left them with open wounds that turned into keloid which was a taboo. The slaves referred the marks on their backs as trees because looking at them the marks looked like branches. Whippings weren’t