Main Ideas
Slavery was a system of forced labor.
What did placard C show?
A slave with burn marks
What were some forms of punishment?
Beating, whipping, and branding
What does the quote explain?
Cruel treatment that the slaves endured from their owners.
Why were people sent to slave breakers?
Disobeyed their masters
Why did owners think the slaves deserved burn marks?
For their owner to maintain control over their slave.
What did Covey's method consist of?
Equal parts of violence, fear, and overwork
Who recorded this song
We raise de [the] wheat, dey gib [they give] us de corn; We bake de bread, dey gib us de cruss; We sif de meal, dey gib us de huss; We peel de meat, dey gib us de skin;
And dat’s de way dey takes us in.
Fredrick Douglas!