William Wells Brown, who escaped to freedom, reported that on one plantation, slave men were required to pick 80 pounds per day of cotton, while women were required to pick 70 pounds; if any slave failed in his or her quota, they were subject to whip lashes for each pound they were short.
威廉·威尔士·布朗是名逃跑的奴隶，他称在种植园上，男性奴隶每天必须摘80磅棉花，女性奴隶要摘70磅；如果没有摘够，他们就会受到鞭刑，少一磅抽一鞭。