Slavery was such a cruel act of human beings to mistreat
others so badly that there are instruments to be defined. The first one hat comes to
mind is the whip. It was soaked in water and slashed across a slaves back. By soaking
the leather it made it bite deeper into the slaves
skin.
The steel collar was welded onto the slaves neck, or
attached to it and then clamped shut so that the slave himself could not remove it. The
slave then ahd chains attached to it and he was connected to other slaves, treees, or
any object that could be used to secure the slave.
Leg
irons were often attached to slaves so tightly that they dug into the skin and caused
infection. It was not that uncommon for a slave to develop gangrene from an infected
area.
A yoke was also placed across the back of a slave
with his arms extended forward and handcuffed to the front. This caused extreme
tension on the slaves neck and shoulder muscles. If left in the device too long the
slave would suffer permanent injury and deformity.
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