American South is complicated to explain, at best, How are their similar difficulties in explaining the lives of owners, and those who did not own slaves but supported the concept of slavery?
Slaves in the American South could not leave their homes without a documented pass, and a complex system of traditions, laws, and regulations known as "slave codes" governed their daily life. It was against the law for them to pick up a pen and paper. They might at any point be searched. Without a permit, they were unable to buy or sell anything. Slavery was introduced to the western hemisphere in the 1500s by European settlers.