> I'm sure it varied considerably. I'm certainly no subject matter expert. It did, and I readily admit that I’m not either. As I understand it, with a few exc

> I'm sure it varied considerably. I'm certainly no subject matter expert. It did, and I readily admit that I’m not either. As I understand it, with a few exceptions, the further south an enslaved person lived the worse off they generally were. Further south meant a more agriculture-based economy, with higher labor demands and less “civilization”. More isolation means more opportunity for enslavers to literally work their slaves to death. I think not recognizing this does a disservice to the people that actually lived through that era.