Life for plantation owners and their family wasn't rough at all, instead laid back most of the time unless their slaves rebelled against them. Their lives were lax mainly because the slaves were working day and night picking cotton. On the contrary, the enslaved had rough lives filled with nothing but worked. Education love or happiness were privileges and were rarely encountered by the blacks. Many black women also ran into cases of r a p e and were seperated from their offspring.
Maybe they were never introduced to Christianity or they quit Christianity due to an accident like losing a loved one or maybe they reject Christianity due to them being a part of another religion.
Family relationships can suffer extreme hardships due to a poor economy, which can lead to a strained family dynamic. Family’s may also decide to not have as many children, due to lack of financial stability.