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For the Use of the Negro Slaves
Slave Bible exhibit at the Museum of the Bible, 400 4th St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Ball and Chain at the Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum
Photo of a ball and chain that was used to keep slaves immobile.
Ball and Chain description at the Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum
Text: Try lifting the iron ball to feel the weight of this object used to keep enslaved people immobile. Enslaved people were considered valuable property. Balls and chains kept them from running away.
Slave iron headdress description and photo
Text: This iron headdress made moving through the woods problematic. Vines and branches often twisted and became entwined around the tops of the headdress entangling and trapping the person on whose head it had been fastened and who had atempted to…