On document 5 there was a picture of masks that were used to stop a slave from running away. These masks were made of pure metal which were worn in the hot south during the summer with the sun beaming down on them. Which means that the mask was burning hot on the slaves skin. The mask also contained arrow like metal points sticking out stopping them from running away, or hide. The article also depicts anklets showing metal cuffs that held your wrists close together so it would be uncomfortable, and anklets that had blades around it so that if they were to run away it would cut their skin. This truly shows the amount of respect that the slave owners had their slaves. This punishment was given to them based upon the owners own judgment, meaning that if a slave were to even look at them in a rude or derogatory way they could be
On document 5 there was a picture of masks that were used to stop a slave from running away. These masks were made of pure metal which were worn in the hot south during the summer with the sun beaming down on them. Which means that the mask was burning hot on the slaves skin. The mask also contained arrow like metal points sticking out stopping them from running away, or hide. The article also depicts anklets showing metal cuffs that held your wrists close together so it would be uncomfortable, and anklets that had blades around it so that if they were to run away it would cut their skin. This truly shows the amount of respect that the slave owners had their slaves. This punishment was given to them based upon the owners own judgment, meaning that if a slave were to even look at them in a rude or derogatory way they could be