Black slaves had, actually, fairly good lives, considering their slavery.
True. Well, in the beginning. They were educated, and had a fair amount of freedom during their 'off-hours'. The freedom to roam and so forth. Then some idiot who's now painted as a hero amongst the race (for the life of me I can't remember his name) staged a rebellion. As a result, to pacify the slave population, the whites took away the rest of their freedoms and stopped educating them. So in effect, it was a black man who condemned his race to the lowest point of slavery. No one ever thinks to try peaceful protests when it matters most...