The slaves had it so bad they were fed lobster.. From history.com... • Dirt-cheap because they were so copious, lobsters were routinely fed to prisoners, apprentices, slaves and children during the colonial era and beyond. In Massachusetts, some servants allegedly sought to avoid lobster-heavy diets by including stipulations in their contracts that they would only be served the shellfish twice a week Edit, meat is racist because white people know how to kill it using things a little more superior than chucking a spear at it