the role that violence played in the slave society
violence was something was embraced during the time of slavery. Many masters used violence as a way to get his slaves to listen to him.This was the best thing they got because if the slaves feared them than they would obey them.Some masters used the bible to create the violence like in the movie master Epps reads a verse from the bible but changes it in favor of him. He says that every man shall obey his master and if not he or she shall get 100 lashes.Most African Americans used God as an escape of their suffering.The violence came in many was like making them work harder, hanging,and beating them up.No woman or men wanted to be beaten so they has to do as told despite the fact that they hated it.In the movie when Platt is sent by Epps wife to go somewhere he finds to slaves being hanged which tell us they did something wrong.In the movie was also another slave called Platsey she went to get soap from her friend an when she came back she was whipped because her master thought that she ran away even when she tries to explain herself he still orders someone to beat her up.
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