Slaves would be punished in many kinds of ways. Their master would whip them, they would be hung, beat, they could also be chained to the ground (Black Peoples of America-Slave Punishment). These punishments were very brutal. During the Atlantic Slave Trade slaves suffered different types of maladies due to inhumane living and working conditions (Facts about the Slave Trade and Slavery).
Slaves were not allowed to have freedom. They were treated very poorly and unfair. For the children who were enslaved, education was not an option for them, in most states it was illegal to teach enslaved black people how to read and write. When an owner of slaves died, the slaves would be separated from their families. On June 19, 1865 slavery in America ended (History of Slavery in America). Although this form of slavery no longer exist in America, they way that black people are being treated has not changed. There is still no equality, and they are not getting the justice they should be getting. They are not being treated as bad as they were when there were slavery but they’re very little improvement. I disagree with anyone who says slaveowners were right when doing this. No one should be treated like how they were being