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Physical Pain In Slavery
Physical pain may be an unbearable feeling, but being forced to leave family is way worse. Slaves were treated like livestock, they were poked and prodded, they were picked from groups and separated from friends and family. Their superiors gave no thought to their feelings, they truly did not care. They would do as they pleased, and not let any slave emotions get in their way. I can not fantasize the feeling slaves had when they were separated from their family. The physical pain is one thing, but constantly thinking if your mother is dead or alive, if she is in pain or happy, that is truly awful. The slaves were also treated as if they were experimental guinea pigs, they were tested on, and used to find ways of medically helping people of

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