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Beyond beatings and loss of priveleges, there were things like being held in chains or a collar, which was a heavy collar with some chains on it...there were other physical punishments of this kind. And they could even be put in a cellar or a special room for this purpose.

And one of the priveleges lost, especially for men, was loss of a woman. You see slaves were not allowed to marry and if they wanted to be together they had to ask permission. Sometimes for slaves that worked very hard the owner or overseer might "give" a slave a woman to stay with, for marriage or whatever. But if he did something that displeased the people she could be taken away, even if they were in love or had children. Slave families were broken up by punishments, and the normal buying and selling that went on.

There were extreme punishments, such as the one Toni Morrison uses in Beloved about Sethe and her nursing milk. But beating, separation and loss of priveleges seem to be the norm. Or there could be a combination of all of the punishments.

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Consequences for a disobedient slave could include physical punishment, such as whipping or branding, or being sold to a harsher master. In extreme cases, disobedience could result in being killed or maimed.

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