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Pick a
specific image from the three for this section. What does the image suggest
about the institution of slavery? What aspects of the image stand out to you?
Why?
“The Old Plantation” (Image, ch. 4)
“An Overseer Doing Hid Huty” (Image, ch. 4)
“John C. Calhoun in the Error” (ch. 11)
“A Public Whipping of Slaves in Lexington,
Missouri (Image, ch. 11)
The book is the same as the last one. You
should base on book to answer those question
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A Public Whipping of Slaves in Lexington,
Missouri
In chapter 11 of 'Give me Liberty',
Foner shows an image of overseers punishing slaves in a public whipping
session. I am compelled to believe that working in the field under gang groups;
slaves lived in severe conditions where cruel supervisors would supervise them.
The image illustrates the harsh treatment of slaves and the weak legal
structures that protected their rights.
The image depicts the severe working and living conditions...
