Violence

Violence

An event in which an enslaved person is involved in a violent altercation with a non-enslaved person

Violence: Capture

An event in which an enslaved person is apprehended by some external entity, such as a slave patrol

Violence: Harassment (verbal)

An event in which a an enslaved person is subjected to ongoing verbal taunting or abuse

Violence: Jailing

An event in which an enslaved person is confined by the state or a municipal authority for some wrongdoing or transgression

Violence: Medical experimentation

An event in which an enslaved person is subject to treatment that has the goal of developing an effective treatment for a medical condition or to further scientific research

Violence: Perpetrating

An event in which an enslaved person performs a violent act

Violence: Physical assault

An event in which an enslaved person is physically harmed by another person, excluding sexual violence

Violence: Postmortem abuse

An event in which the body of a deceased enslaved person is used in ways to which they did not consent, e.g. medical or scientific research, etc.

Violence: Punishment

An event in which an enslaved person is punished in a way that does not include physical assault, such as increased labor, withholding of provisions

Violence: Sexual assault

An event in which a person subjects an enslaved person to harm that is of a sexual nature, eg. unwanted touching, rape, etc.

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