can anyone describe what slavery was like in the south before the civil war?

[Sarah]

omfg!!! ok i know some of u r gonna say do ur own h.w. but fuck!!! i think if i explain u'll cut me some slack.... okay.. im in 8th grade and i really want to get into laguardia arts(for those of u who dont know thats a specialized highskool) to pursue directing so writing essays on "what slavery was like in the south before the civil war" isnt my thing unless it could be a documentary, this counts for more than 75% of my grade and its due tomarrow!!!! on the other hand, the reason y i couldnt even start it is because..i live all the way in brooklyn and my skool is in Bayside, queens!!! i have to get up at 4:30 every morning, get my brothers ready, walk them to their bus stop, make sure they get on, then walk 5 other blocks and wait for my bus which arrive at 5:15, then after that bus i have to take a train, then walk another 4 blocks to my school. i do extra credit in every class, particularly math which is the subject i have to work the hardest on because im so bad at it, so i come home do my h.w. in every subject and finish at 2:AM usually!!! help??