The Slaves In The Plantation (Part 2)

Daxon continued. "According to the person I talked to, they came in batches. When his batch came, there were already slaves who came first before them. But there were also others who were sold to other families,"

"How long have they been there?" Mason asked. This time his face was more serious than before. He cannot even bring himself to make a joke or sarcastic comment.

Daxon turned to Mason and to everyone else. "The one I talked to has been there for three years. But there were others who were there longer. The longest is ten years. There were others who died there as well but the Clives would not replace them as long as the rest could still do the job. That makes them work more than they are supposed to,"

"I assume most of them were men," Matthew said, hoping that he was right. But his stomach churns when Daxon shook his head.