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Eli Harris
Some of the ways slaves were punished was that they took away their rations. They were also beat and whipped. “Imagine death not being the worst punishment.” Another common punishment was to sell slaves to other masters if they ran away. That way, the slave would become someone else’s problem. Masters would also deliberately separate families if one family member disobeyed. However, some people wanted to change that rule and sell whole families as one package. -Julien (Shirley Plantation).
Category: 2017