As word spread, the interest among slaves in learning to read was so great that in any week more than 40 slaves would attend lessons.
Furthermore, religious instruction for slaves was endorsed by British Parliament, thus the plantation owners were obliged to permit slaves to attend despite their opposition.
Quickly her slaves attended to her toilet, removing the traces that the tears had left and replacing the loosened strands of her hair.
Taking advantage of educational opportunities available for the first time, within a year, at least 8,000 former slaves were attending schools in Georgia, established with northern philanthropy.
These slaves attended to practically all of the manual labor; but their life was not a difficult one, and, for the most part, they were well treated.
During the early years, slaves and their masters attended services.
As well, "many slaves attended services at local Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches, yet some struggled to obtain membership in these institutions."
A promising young slave might attend the children's lessons; an owner could cultivate his own secretaries, accountants, administrators, and tutors and rent them out.
Instruct the slaves to attend to her every need, and gown her according to her station.
Josephus reports that even slaves attended the public reading of the Torah.