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The Enslaved Lives: Video Analysis
Based on the information in the videos the enslaved lives were difficult. The torture that they had to go through they knew that it wasn’t right and it seemed like they couldn’t do anything about it. They weren’t allowed to sleep on beds, they had to sleep on the floor. Enslaves weren’t allowed to have an education and couldn’t even pick up a book they were only taught to mind their masters. If they used self-defense it was basically a crime and they were beaten. Enslaves were treated like animals and were sold like animals to the highest
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