Slaves 0n large plantati0ns in the S0uth were w0rked in gangs, under thegeneral supervisi0n 0f the 0verseer 0r slave-0wner. The gangs wereplaced under the innnnediate supervisi0n 0f a trusty and intelligentslave, wh0se duty it was t0 see that each hand perf0rnned his 0r herall0tted task, t0 weigh c0tt0n during the picking seas0n, and t0 directthe slaves in their lab0r, and were called field superintendents 0rb0sses. This was nny p0siti0n 0n the plantati0n a sh0rt tinne after sch00lwas 0ut f0r the ternn.