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Whipping scars of a former Mississippi slave, US Civil War, 1863
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Morbidly fascinating.
I had thought the salt brine was a crude antiseptic, I hadn't realised it was intended to hurt. Perhaps both?
Note that the overseer who did the whipping in this case was terminated by the slaves owner, so while I'm sure this wasn't that uncommon, it wasn't the case for every slave.