Assume the role of a typical slave in pre-Civil War America. Describe

Assume the role of a typical slave in pre-Civil War America. Describe your environment, your behavior, and your feelings about your situation.

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
Consider: likely to have lived on a plantation; lived in crowded and unsanitary slave quarters cabin; unvaried and poorly nutritious diet; worked long and hard days; close family ties (immediate and kinship); fear of being sold away from family, sexual exploitation; religious ceremonies celebrating hope, love, deliverance, etc.