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
When slaves would linger and not do their work, they would...
Be punished