they broke the slave families up because random people bought them... for example if you and your family were in a slave auction they did not know that your parents were your parents. So they picked who they wonted and sometimes y'all got separated other times you didn't.
Slave families were split up.
Slave families were split up.
Slave families were split up.
Slave families were split up
Slave families were split up
Slave families were split up
Slave families were split up
One consequence of the domestic slave trade was the separation of families, as enslaved individuals were often bought and sold independently from one another, tearing apart family units. This led to trauma, loss of kinship ties, and disrupted cultural connections among enslaved communities.
Slave families were split up.
Slave families were spilt up
Slave families were split up
They had no protection from this. They were at the mercy of their owner. If he wanted to punish the slaves or was just ruthless, he would break apart the family and sell the other members to different slave owners.