Auctions And Treatments

Question 1

What happened in slave auctions?

Answer 1

Rubbed with oil and tar rubbed in wounds
Treated like animals
Could be sold in a scramble
Families were separated
Slaves were renamed by owners and branded
Seen as cargo - good investment
Posters were displayed to attract buyers
Grey hair was covered with dye
Brutal remedies - stop diarrhoea

Question 2

What work did slaves do on plantations?

Answer 2

Worked dawn until dusk
Pregnant woman were still expected to work
By age do 3 they were expected to start working - taking out bins
Sugar factory slave - hot and dangerous conditions
Slave drivers - trusted slaves would be promoted to observe other slaves
Domestic slaves - maid - cooking
Terrible sexual violence for domestic slaves
Field hands - hard and intensive work, in hot sun