It depended on whether they were bought or not. If they weren't bought, they would be held for the next slave auction, being sold for less, but if they were bought, they would work for their new masters in their new hell life. If they worked for long enough, they were often let go to freedom. They had a document saying that they were free. But all it took was for someone to rip that document up and take them away again, for another life of hell.
The slave owners bought their slaves at auctions.
Very depressing for the slaves.
They were taken to slave auctions were they would then be sold to white people usually plantation owners.
They would bring a higher price because the child would belong to the mother's new owner. It would be like selling two slaves.
The purchased them at slave auctions. Owners that had more slaves than they needed, and those bringing them from Africa would sell them at slave markets.
At slave-auctions, which were widely advertised
Same way as any property . There were also slave auctions.
Many were brought from Africa and sold at slave auctions. Others were born to slaves already on the plantations.
Usually buying at slave auctions. Or breeding their own.
The slaves were purchased at auctions, from another slave owner, or in some cases, they were inherited. The buyers checked to make sure the slave was healthy and without any defects physical. Slave traders brought the slaves over in large boats from Africa.
When slaves were brought ashore from slave ships, they were usually inspected, cleaned, and separated before being sold at auctions. The slaves were then auctioned off to the highest bidder, typically plantation owners or slave traders, who would then use them for labor in fields, mines, or households.
because unhealthy food gives you spots which will make them ugly for slave auctions