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Many slaves were treated like property in the south. They were forced to work in the fields for the entire day, from the morning to the evening. Their housing conditions and clothes given by the white farmers were very poor conditioned. If the slaves took a break or rested from hard working, the white farmers would punish them by whipping and beating them.

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Slavery was based on the belief that certain groups of people were inferior and therefore could be owned and treated as property. Slaves were dehumanized to justify their exploitation and were seen as a means for economic gain and labor. The legal systems and societal norms at the time supported the idea that slaves were mere commodities to be bought, sold, and controlled by their owners.

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