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Slavery, one of the greatest tragedies in our history, caused immeasurable suffering and loss of human life. Slaves could be punished for any number of "crimes" including theft, laziness, running away, or even speaking their native language. The most brutal forms of punishment were inflicted until the last years of slavery. However, as slavery began to be widely recognized as immoral and transient, the brutality was more frequently criticized and thus perhaps less common.
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