USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Slaves were considered property, and they were property because they were black. Their status as property was enforced by violence–actual or threatened. People, black and white, lived together within these parameters, and their lives together took many forms.

Detailed explanation-2: -The treatment of slaves in the United States often included sexual abuse and rape, the denial of education, and punishments like whippings. Families were often split up by the sale of one or more members, usually never to see or hear of each other again.

Detailed explanation-3: -They were not allowed to testify, unless it was against another enslaved person or a free black person. They could not enter into contracts, nor could they own property; they were not allowed to leave their owner’s property without express permission.

Detailed explanation-4: -Slavery, including in its contemporary forms, and trafficking in persons are crimes prohibited under international human rights law.