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Last updated: 7/31/2022

My Activities Tell me what you Her arms were stretched up at their full length, so that she stood upon the ends of her toes. He then said to her, "Now, you d--d b--h, I'll learn you how to disobey my orders!" and after rolling up his sleeves, he commenced to lay on the heavy cowskin, and soon the warm, red blood (amid heart-rending shrieks from her, and horrid oaths from him) came dripping to the floor. I was so terrified and horror-stricken at the sight, that I hid myself in a closet, and dared not venture out till long after the bloody transaction was over. I expected it would be my turn next. It was all new to me. I had never seen any thing like it before. I had always lived with my grandmother on the outskirts of the plantation, where she was put to raise the children of the younger women. I had therefore been, until now, out of the way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation. Which of the following explains the fact the slaves were kept ignorant of their ages? If they know their age, they would most likely go on a strike and demand favors. If they come to know their age, they would sue their masters to get them united with their parents. The slaves were considered as property and not as persons. This information would lead to the revelation of their ancestry which in turn would possibly facilitate their release.