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LA Slave Database 1
Running Head: Louisiana Slave Database
Project
The Louisiana Slave Database
Eboni S. Austin
Social Work 300
Ms. McArthur
March 20, 2010
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DESCRIPTIVE: The above graph displays the percentage of the gender of the slaves. There
were an extremely high percentage of female slaves. The female population is represented by
62.0%. The male slave population was almost half of the female population. 37.2% of the slave
population was males. Among the slave population were a few slaves whose sex was not
identified. These slaves constituted for .8% of the graph.
INTERPRETIVE: Slavery was a time period that was filled with hardships and pain. Many
families were destroyed during this time. Slaves were used to do various tasks. The sex of the
slave was important because it determined the duties they were given. The number of females
was high because they were more useful for housework, taking care of the maters children and
picking cotton. The males number might have been low because some may have tried to
runaway or lynched because of defiance.
Sex of Louisiana Slaves
Source: The Louisiana Slave Database
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DESCRIPTIVE: The graph above is the age groups of the slaves. 25% of the slaves ages were
missing. 15% were 0-4 years and 7% were 5-9. 4% of the slaves fell into the age groups of 10-
14, 15-19, 25-29 and 45-49. 5% of the slaves were 20-24, 9% were 30-34 and 6% were 40-44.
There were few slaves who were 55-64. Only 2% of the slaves were 55-59 and 3% were 60-64.
INTERPRETIVE: The slaves age was very important. The younger slaves were capable of
performing more duties than the older slaves. The younger slaves were taught a trade and the
slave masters were able to receive more labor out of the young worker. Middle age workers may
have done housework, blacksmiths, cotton pickers, etc. The older workers were considered
useless. Often times, the older workers would be released or killed. The slave masters did not
want to keep someone that were not able to perform the required duties. The older slaves were
victims to diseases and the slave masters did not want to care for them. Many slaves were not
educated, therefore, they did not know their age. This could explain the high percentage of
missing ages.
Age Groups of Louisiana Slaves
Source: The Louisiana Slave Database
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DESCRIPTIVE: There were other races, besides black, who were slaves. The graph above
shows the percentages of other races of slaves. There is a very low percent of slaves who race
was missing, with a percent of 7%. About 5% of the slaves were grif, 2% Indian and less than
one percent of the slaves were metis (white and Indian). 53% of the slaves were Black and 31%
were mulatto. 5% of the slaves were quadroon.
INTERPRETIVE: The slave population was a mixture of slaves.The graph shows that the
slaves were taken from other places and sold to slave masters in Louisiana. This mixture caused
children to have a number of ethnic backgrounds. Often times, there would be discrimination
among the slaves who were not fully black. The slaves who were lighter may have been favored
by the slave masters. Also, the mixed children were evident that the slave master might have had
an affair with a slave.
Race of Louisiana Slaves
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DESCRIPTIVE: Slaves were owned by wealthy individuals who purchased them. These
individuals race is listed in the graph above. The graph also shows that slave masters were not
only white. The races of the slave masters were grif, Indian, Black, Mulatto, Quadroon, Other,
Missing and White. The majority of slave owners were white. 84% of the slave owners were
white. The percentages of the other races were extremely low. Only 7% of the slave masters in
Louisiana were Black.
INTERPRETIVE: The individuals who typically owned slaves were White males. They were
wealthy and were able to afford to buy as many slaves as they needed. It may come as a surprise
to others that there were slave owner who were Black. Though it was a very small percentage of
Black slave masters, many may have been shocked to discover that Blacks owned slaves and that
the Black slave masters enslaved their own people. These slaves that were bought by the slave
masters were put to work to perform various tasks on the slave masters land.
Race of the Louisiana Slaves Master
Source: The Louisiana Slave Database
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DESCRIPTIVE: All of the slaves who were put to work on the slave masters land did not
originate from Louisiana. The graph provides the origin of the Louisiana slaves. The areas that
were highlighted were Creoles, Africans, Caribbean, Anglo, Indians, Other and Unidentified.
41% of the slaves were Creoles. 4% of slaves were Africans, approximately 1% was Caribbean
and Indians, less than 1% of slaves were either Anglo or other. 53% of slaves were unidentified.
INTERPRETIVE: The graph gives an understanding that all of the Louisiana slaves were
originally from somewhere else. Slaves were sold to slave masters. Most of the slaves origin
was unidentified. After purchasing a slave, the slave master may have not cared on where the
slave came from. These slaves were taken from their native land in order to provide cheap labor
to their slave master.
Origin of Louisiana Slaves
Source: The Louisiana Slave Database
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DESCRIPTIVE: The graph above is those slaves who had white fathers. There was an
extremely high rate of missing cases. 80% of the slave fathers were missing. 6% of the slaves
fathers were certainly to be white. Then, it was a 14% chance that the slaves father could
probably be white. The white man that helped fathered the child could only been the white slave
master.
INTERPRETIVE: Female slaves had to endure sexual assault from their White slave master.
Often times, the female would become pregnant. There may have not been a doctor that was
willing to give a Black woman an abortion, therefore, she had to keep the baby. The rate of
missing cases may be high because the White slave masters may have tried to cover up the affair
they had with the female slave. Once the child is born and he or she is extremely light, the slave
masters wife may discover the infidelity. The next issue that is presented is the treatment of the
new baby.
Louisiana Slaves with White Fathers
Source: The Louisiana Slave Database
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Summary and Conclusion:
Slavery made its mark in history by being a time filled with hardships and death. Slaves
were taken from other countries and states and sold to wealthy slave owners. Slaves were used to
do a number of tasks on the slave masters land. Females jobs were in the house or on the fields.
Males learned trades in order to assist the slave owners. Males were considered the aggressive
slaves. They received the most beatings and it was very few of them in Louisiana. Often times,
they were beaten, raped, lynched and over worked. They did not have any rights according to the
slave master. They could not learn to read or write, therefore, they would sneak to learn it on
their own. The Louisiana Slave Database provided data that was used to see how many male and
female slaves were in Louisiana, their age and race, and origin. It also provided the slave
masters race and whether the slaves had a white father.
The Louisiana Slave Database provided information about the slaves in Louisiana. The
female population is represented by 62.0%. The male slave population was almost half of the
female population. 37.2% of the slave population was males. Among the slave population were a
few slaves whose sex was not identified. These slaves constituted for .8% of the graph. 25% of
the slaves ages were missing. 15% were 0-4 years and 7% were 5-9. 4% of the slaves fell into
the age groups of 10-14, 15-19, 25-29 and 45-49. 5% of the slaves were 20-24, 9% were 30-34
and 6% were 40-44. There were few slaves who were 55-64. Only 2% of the slaves were 55-59
and 3% were 60-64. Many slaves were not educated, therefore, they did not know their age. This
could explain the high percentage of missing ages. The races of the slave masters were grif,
Indian, Black, Mulatto, Quadroon, Other, Missing and White. The majority of slave owners were
white. 84% of the slave owners were white. The percentages of the other races were extremely
low. Only 7% of the slave masters in Louisiana were Black. Slaves originated from various
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backgrounds such as Creoles, Africans, Caribbean, Anglo, Indians, Other and Unidentified. 41%
of the slaves were Creoles. 4% of slaves were Africans, approximately 1% was Caribbean and
Indians, less than 1% of slaves were either Anglo or other. 53% of slaves were unidentified.
80% of the slave fathers were missing. 6% of the slaves fathers were certainly to be white.
Then, it was a 14% chance that the slaves father could probably be white. The white man that
helped fathered the child could only been the white slave master. All of these percentages are
evidences about the slaves in Louisiana.
MAP: Kenya
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