Twelve Years a Slave

Why is the slave’s trip to the gin-house at the end of the day always filled with “fear and trembling”?

chap. 6-12

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If the slaves don't have enough in their baskets, they are whipped. If they have too much, their quota is raised accordingly.

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Twelve Years a Slave