The black slave drivers were placed in an awkward position, were they were unsure of which side they should choose.

... Dahir Abdi Period 1AP U.S History November 10, 2005 The Black Slave Driver During the time of slavery in America, on several plantations certain slaves who had unique qualities were given special privileges. The slave who was honest, hard-working, not too talkative and who seemed to have a good sense of judgment, would be selected to be the plantations slave driver. The drivers were selected as men who were able to bargain, bribe and flatter the slaves so that they wouldn't revolt , and in rare cases punish the slaves if they misbehaved. The driver handled all the problems on the plantation on a day to day bases while the master and white overseer would check on the plantations every once in a while. Drivers were given special privileges, some were even given freedom, some received cash and property so that they could grow crops and have slaves of their own.

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