And about a hundredth as useful. Let's be honest, owning slaves was a losing proposition for most. You, the owner, held on the liability, the costs, and the troubles they caused were on YOU. Nigger got uppity and killed someone, nigger was not to blame, you were. This is completely removed from history books, but sheds a humongous light on just how coddled these assholes were even 200 years ago.