The Underground Railroad
Designer: Katherine Carns
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Abuse of Slaves
After a slave was bought, the owner would place "estate marks" to identify the plantation the slave would be relocated to. These marks were also used to identify a slave if that slave ran away.
These slaves were often abused, beaten and whipped.
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