Not only… but also captives were not allow to learn the basic things of school such as the alphabet, how to write or read. Because the owners were afraid that the slaves can cause a rebellion against they or even think in freedom and create plans to escape. In addition, slaves used storytelling, music and crafts to pass along cultural traditions and other information. …show more content…
Runaway slaves had to travel great distances, many times on foot, in a short amount of time. They did this with little or no food and no protection from the slave catchers chasing them. Slave owners were not the only pursuers of fugitive slaves. In order to entice others to assist in the capture of these slaves, their owners would post reward posters offering payment for the capture of their property. If they were caught, any number of terrible things could happen to them. Many captured fugitive slaves were flogged, branded, jailed, sold back into slavery, or even