The status of the black slave family was not good. These individuals and their family were not treated as equals to the white families that surrounded them.
Not necessarily permanent
Aesop was a slave and the names of his parents are not known.
He posed as a runaway slave and pretended to spy on the Americans for the British.
Gladiators status was just above a slave, which in most cases gladiators were slaves.
That child was also a slave.
He was a slave and he got separated from his family by black riders.
The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.The Romans did not actually have classes of slaves. A slave was a slave; slavery was a class. However a slave, depending upon his/her education and skills had status. For example a secretary had more status than a litter bearer and a city slave had more status than a rural worker in some cases. Any responsible position held by a slave raised his/her status. The Romans did have names for the jobs that a slave performed, such as "cantrix" for a singer, "agaso" for a groom, but these were job descriptions rather than classes.
Not in the USA because to be a slave you had to have black blood in your system which means that if you had black blood in your system you were not considered human but cattle and therefore a slave. However outside America there were plenty of black slave traders. And black tribesmen involved in selling other black people into slavery. The whites were the end users; the blacks and the Arabs were the suppliers. This is not true at all. William Ellison was a Black slave owner in South Carolina and the majority of slave owners in New Orleans were Black. William Ellison, whose slave name was April, became a slave magnate and expanded his business throughout the south, from South Carolina to the Mississippi River. I would strongly suggest you Google "Black Slave Owners" and I guarantee that you will have a plethora of information.
Not necessarily permanent
Sandy Jenkins, a slave, has a wife who is free. Their marriage status does not change Sandy's enslaved status.
The status of Roman slaves was determined by the slave's education and abilities and also by the status of his master. Education and abilities speak for themselves, but if a master was a person of high status, such as a senator, consul or wealthy merchant, the slave gained status accordingly.
Actually there was only one level of slavery -- a slave was a slave. However there was a pecking order or status among slaves. A slave's status depend upon his/her usefulness. For example, a secretary or accountant had more status than a scullery worker or a litter bearer.
Unfortunately, the slave trade of black women and black people in general was devastating to slave families. Most often, families were separated, and black women never saw their families again.
Aesop was a slave and the names of his parents are not known.
He posed as a runaway slave and pretended to spy on the Americans for the British.
Black slave women typically wore simple dresses made from inexpensive fabrics like cotton to church services. They would often accessorize with headscarves or bonnets to cover their hair, as mandated by some slave codes. Their attire was usually modest and practical, reflecting their limited resources and social status.
Being a black African slave was dehumanizing, brutal, and oppressive. Slaves endured physical and psychological abuse, forced labor, separation from family, and a loss of autonomy. Their lives were marked by suffering and exploitation at the hands of their captors.