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Life under Slavery- Urban and Rural Slavery (continued)
Urban Slavery
While the rural slaves labored in the farms in the South, the slaves in the cities mainly learned skill trades such as blacksmithing and carpentry. The factory owners in Southern cities sometimes needed to "hire" slaves from slave owners because so many slaves were working in the fields. These skilled slaves were better fed and dressed than the rural slaves.