Some assert that slaves were treated as dependent family members and not as a means for profit. They claimed that regardless if a slave was productive or not, they were cared for. Because of this they proclaim that slavery was a generous endeavor that saved slaves from their own native barbarism. People who make these claims could be exaggeratedly referring to house slaves. House slaves often lived in their owner’s homes and were treated better than field slaves. They held less arduous duties such as cooking, keeping the house clean and caring for the children of the house; but to say they were seen as a member of the family is embellishing. House slaves only made up a small percentage of slaves, whereas a little less than 90% of slaves accounted
