Mr. Jones own the cotton plantation
and many slaves.
One day he was talking
to the owner of the plantation
next to his and mr. Jones was
lamenting the fact that
times were tough
he was having to work his slaves
harder than ever
and was having trouble with some
of the being disobedient or
trying to run away
The other plantation owner said he knew
someone who could help
Day One
One day mr. Jones called his slaves
together, so a man named
mr. Smith could talk to them
before beginning
mr. smith whispered to mr. Jones
whatever I say do not contradict me or
interfere I promise you your slave
troubles will end
My name is mr. Smith he said
to the slaves
and this may be the happiest day of your
lives from today forward you will no
longer be slaves but freemen
mr. Jones was so shocked he started
to step forward but mr. Smith
gestured for him to remain silent
he did, Only because the other plantation
owner had spoken so highly of
mr. Smith's skills.
You are no longer a
property of mr. Jones
mr. Smith continued.
You are free no more would
you be forced to labor for
the benefit of mr. Jones
Now you can work for yourselves.
Now the slaves were all
murmuring and looking at
each other
Many were smiling. Many were looking
puzzled.
In fact you are now free to
leave the plantation whenever you want
mr. Smith said. However, since we are
surrounded by other plantations if you
leave, some other plantation owner will
likely claim you as his own the moment
you set foot on his property
leave some other plantation owner will
likely play new is his own the moment
you set foot on his property
so I urge you not to risk your new found
freedom by doing something so foolish
Instead, I suggest you stay here no
longer as slaves but is willing
participants
and part owners of this plantation yes
this is now your plantation
mr. Jones bit his tongue keep from
objecting. For now we might as well leave
mr. Jones in charge said mr.
Smith
Since he is the only one with any
experience in running a plantation which
is quite a complicated thing to manage
but he will no longer be your master but
just another worker on the plantation
in fact he will now be using his
organizational and management skills to
serve you
whatever problems you may have had with
him before you are now all equals
and you need each other to make this
work if we all cooperated and work together
we can all reap the benefits together
in honor of this happy occasion I
present you this new symbol togetherness
and cooperation this flag which will be
the AM remove the new free
Jones plantation he held up a new flag
but most of those listing were still to
amaze to respond
and this should be a model mister Smith
announced we work together as freemen
for our mutual benefit pledging
allegiance to the Jones plantation which
and this should be a model mister Smith
announced we work together as freemen
for our mutual benefit pledging
allegiance to the Jones plantation which
stands for Prosperity liberty and
justice for all
to celebrate everyone has the rest the
day off enjoy your freedom to do as you
stands for Prosperity liberty and
justice for all
to celebrate everyone has the rest the
day off enjoy your freedom to do as you
please and be back here tomorrow morning
bright an early
so we may begin work on this great and
noble new endeavor
as equal freemen flanagan missus mister
smith was serious
former slaves applauded entry day too
we all want this plantation to do well
was dismissed said at the beginning of
the next meeting so we can all share the
benefits
we all know that it takes a lot of
effort to make cotton plantation work
just because you're all free doesn't
mean you can't stop working
infractions you now working for
yourselves I expect you to work even
just because you're all free doesn't
mean you can't stop working
infractions you now working for
yourselves I expect you to work even
harder than ever before
but now with pride and joy in knowing
that you're working for yourselves
of course I still have to be rules if
everyone just does whatever it wants the
presentation will produce anything this
experiment will fail it will all stop
you should be thankful mister Jones
agreed to stay on the lead his knowledge
and skills to this endeavor
and I trust you all do your own part to
make this work
several have you been chosen actors
project supervisors to manage different
aspect to the operation
to make sure everyone is doing is
assigned job to make sure the rules are
followed so long
rescue you may head out to the fields to
start your first day workers free med
day three the next morning mister
schmidt et a grim expression on his face
is the daily meeting began
day three the next morning mister
schmidt et a grim expression on his face
is the daily meeting began
I have an unpleasant duty to do today he
said
yesterday Charles was cocky pinter
McCartney picked
presumably to sell for his own personal
profit that is against the rules
that is still in for that Charles must
be punished
two men tied Charles to the whipping
post I take no joy in this
Smith continued but you must understand
if we do not maintain order if we do not
have rules that we all abide by then the
plantation will fail
and we will all suffer with cracked
against Charles
back but if we all pitch in for the
common good and we can all prosper
be in free doesn't mean you should be
selfish and greedy we missed each do our
San duties and obey the rules and then
we can all benefit
any jury will receive your appropriate
share the profits
a young man named channel step forward
but if you and mister Jones aside the
rules in with us if we disobey
how's that any different from what we
had before how can you say that
mister smith et I'm shocked your slave
before now you free
they still need to be managed in
organized by those best qualified to do
so
do you know how to run a plantation
jamil
well-known he answered but it will free
why do we get no say in what the rules
are and how things work
I'm surprised you're ingratitude mister
Smith answered
not original plantation is run so you're
in no position in making decisions about
how things are done here
you don't seem to appreciate all the
things mister Jones Ryan sure you from
protecting you from all the outside
trash
you know nothing about those who would
come here capture and slave you're not
for mister Jones protection
to making sure that you all have food
and housing tools to work with the or
cared for when sick injured and so on
there wouldn't be a plantation at all no
cotton a pic know when to plant and
harvest if not for him
you should be grateful that he's made
possible the level of comfort you now
here
your lives really far worse if not for
him nevertheless as creating robert is
rich in this endeavor from now on it
each maiden
any worker may have to manage to ask
questions or suggestions or complaints
with that the workers all seem satisfied
and headed out again to the fields
to pick the cotton day for
I have a big announcement mister smith
said is the daily meeting began
mister Jones cousin is here not just to
visit and see our project is coming
along
it has been decided that from now on you
will be deciding who will manage the
plantation
of course this job can be done by just
anyone but every three months we will
have a special meeting
there which all the workers will vote on
whether we think mister Jones should run
the plantation
or whether we think his cousin mister
Johnson to run the plantation
the plantation
or whether we think his cousin mister
Johnson to run the plantation
that means that ultimately you line
charge because you will be deciding
which man one run and things on your
behalf
if you don't like the way things are
being managed you now have the power to
change it
amazed and pleased the workers headed
out again to the fields
pick the cotton
day
past months past a year past
and the plantation continue to operate
as before sometimes mister Jones was in
charge sometimes mister Johnson was in
charge
but the day-to-day routine state exactly
the same the workers were card
long hours every day and still had
little to show for it
every day the meeting would begin with
the mall reciting the Jones plantation
model
we work together as freemen for mutual
benefit
pledging allegiance to the Jones
plantation which stands for Prosperity
Liberty and justice for all one day
mister schmidt announced
same rules as to say a few words this
mornin and whatever the rest was racing
to his ideas and opinions we are all
free here
and that means we're all allowed to
speak our minds so 70 you have to manage
begin Samuel step forward
looking scared I was excited when all
this started
he began glancing nervously at mister
schmidt and mister Jones
but don't you will see what's happened
here nothing's changed
we're all still slaves grumbles a
disagreement from the crowd
they tell us what to do and with those
who don't they still make all the rules
and punishes we disobey
sailors make suggestions and complain
about things but they never really
change anything
they let us choose between mister Jones
and mister Johnson
but what's the difference the situation
stays the same
we do all the work and they take as much
as they want and decide how much they'll
let us keep
they live in luxury made rich by the
cotton we pick
we do all the work and have to build our
own hearts grow our own food intake air
ourselves
daily was just another we don't rule to
run away
this is not freedom we're all still
slaves
label change the words they use but
nothing else has changed
they say we're all free and equal but
we're not they command and we obey
that's not freedom that's not a quality
they say were free to leave but all that
means is that we're free to be someone
else's slave
why should we work /url by the rules we
didn't agree to this
they made the system they forced it on
us the control in rob us
and call it freedom them to see you into
thinking that being able to choose which
slave master your workforce the same as
being free
it's not open your honor's if you keep
what you produce the college Stephen
when they take what you produce they
call it share it
and fair distribution can't you see that
this is all
your time user Shin mister Smith
announced calmly
had his gesture to supervisors Graeme
Samuel by the arms and let into the
whipping post
I'm Saraceno but you broken the rules
their rules against encouraging others
not to work in encouraging others to
break the rules
you're only hurting all those with your
discontentment and you're complaining in
your disobedience
the whip fell in central let out a grunt
without rules without order
all would be lost without law there
would be chaos
we can just behave as wild animals each
doing whatever he pleases
we must all follow the plan all do our
duty for the betterment of everyone
and those who do not must be punished
the with fell again in blood flowed
freely from said
back jamil it is you who are stealing
from the others
when you don't do your sign work you are
making more work for others
when you disobey the rules it is you who
are endangering the future everyone else
here
you are the thief you other criminal you
are the one trying to destroy the
arrangement that keeps us all safe and
prosperous
at every lash of the whip the other
workers cheered louder and louder some
yelling
curses Samuel being spoiled and selfish
you complain about everything talking as
if you're oppressed but you are the one
ruling today
you are the one key pressure being all
we could be it is you're greeted your
rebelliousness that is hurting all of us
they all play by the rules mister said
gesturing at the others
what makes you think that you don't have
to you think you're above the law
they're allowed yells agreement is the
whip fell again
we must maintain or mister smith
proclaimed
to make this plantation great to make it
so that we can all be happy and
prosperous
to have the society we want there has to
be rules
we all have to contribute our fair share
this great endeavor
and we cannot tolerate actions and
attitudes that seek to undermine the
amazing things
that together as freemen we have
achieved and will continue to achieve
mister Jones was mine she gave mister
smith pat on the back
the crowd was cheering so loudly that
none of them had noticed
that showed died
what you have been taught
government and politics is no more
accurate or reasonable
than what mister smith top the slaves if
you're ready to look through the veil
government and politics is no more
accurate or reasonable
than what mister smith top the slaves if
you're ready to look through the veil
rhetoric and propaganda to see the
reality pitney
get a copy of the most dangerous
superstition
it will change the way you see the world