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The story that will torment America's soul: A new film that brutally portrays the horrors of slavery threatens to reignite racial tensions
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Sep 20, 2013 06:07am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | GUY WALTERS |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Mail |
| News Date | Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Of all the slaves owned by Edwin Epps, a 23-year-old woman was by far the best at picking cotton.
Her hands moved so quickly they could hardly be seen as she worked from dawn until dusk, with only a 15-minute break for a meagre lunch of cold bacon.
Whereas most slaves could pick around 200lb of cotton per day, Patsey could pick 500lb.
Some said she was the most remarkable cotton-picker in the whole of the Bayou Boeuf region of Louisiana, if not the entire state. As well as being so productive, there was another reason why her owner valued Patsey. She was beautiful and athletic. |
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