Slaves Free Time

Although the life of most plantation slaves consisted mainly of work, slaves however did find ways of enjoying themselves. Few masters worked their slaves so hard that they were given no leisure whatsoever. Slaves usually had Saturday nights and Sundays off. On some plantations, slaves had even more free time: occasional evenings, some Saturday afternoons, and all day Saturday during the slack seasons. And almost all slaves had a few days off at Christmas. Saturday evening was party time on many plantations. Slaves looked forward all week to Saturday. They would gather to dance, sing, and generally have fun after the long chores of the week were over. Most weeks the parties would be low-key and informal, but they were still parties and it meant no work for the slaves