How did slaves live in the nineteenth century in Maryland? Give one example in the novel Kindred.

Slaves in the 1800s were treated harshly. Their lives were hard. Family members were sold away from their families. Alice's father works on a different plantation, and he was beaten for going to see his wife without permission. White masters could do whatever they wanted with their slaves, and many had children by their female slaves. Trying to escape meant a beating or death, as happens when Alice tries to escape with Isaac. Nothing happens to Rufus for raping Alice even though she was a free black.