The Possible Treatments Of Enslaved Slaves

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All slaves that were put on the ship were always dreadfully treated. These treatments were mostly for not following their master’s demands and other times that’s just how they were treated for no reason. The enslaved Africans would be beaten inhumanly to where scabs and wounds could be seen on the bodies of many when being sold. Many times when slaves did not do as they were told their master’s would cause the teeth of the slaves to be broken if hey were to not open their mouths. Their master’s would also do this if the slaves did not want to eat and forcing some sustenance down their throats. The slaves would never get any kind of small punishment. The punishments

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