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They were hobbled and whipped [hobbled means legs broken so they couldn't run away again]. Their punishments were hard and cruel. And some lead till death. Masters would go searching for the slaves with their dogs and (usually) once found the dogs would rip them to shreds. (OH sory T.M.I. haww?) They were punished severely if they ran away once but any more than that, then the owners would have the right to kill them however they wanted.

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The most common punishments were whippings, increased work time and work, and hangings. They also hobbled (broke their legs so they couldn't run away) them and branded them as property to make certain that when they ran away again, they would be returned to their rightful owner.

The punishments vary on masters, but these are the most common. Hope this helped.

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