What was life like for slaves from particularly vulnerable populations during American southern slavery? How were elderly, disabled, or children who weren't weaned yet cared for?
I understand that the bodies of slaves were treated as resources to be exploited, but how were young children cared for before they could start doing simple work tasks? Who cared for them? And what if someone was infirm in some way? How would they be cared for to recover to go back to work? What about when someone was too elderly to be productive? Where they still living on the plantation and cared for by other slaves (how did they even have time or resources for that)? Did they still receive rations or housing?
u/chachinstock — 21 hours ago