Stolen Childhood: Slave Children Paradox: --At same time that Americans become more concerned with the moral and political development of their children, at the same time that child nurture and middle class values begin to have an effect on childrearing... --About two million children are held as slaves.
I) Conditions of Life Health Work NOTE: Value of slave children depended solely on their economic worth.
II) Education Folklore Religion Relationships with Whites
III) Family Instability Traditional Roles African Traditions IV) White Children & Slavery
Gallery
Emancipated Children
Picking Cotton
Picking Cotton II
Slave Auction
Slave Auction II
Scars from Whipping