07/06/2022

David gets the lash

Young slave David had the privilege of being the Duke’s personal slave. He had direct access to the most important person on the farm and he liked the power it gave him. Sometimes his friends asked him to intercede on behalf of those who otherwise had no hope of escaping the Duke’s punishment. David always refused. He liked the feeling of being better than other slaves. It became his undoing. 

One day, while showing off and breaking the rules, he went too far.  He had crossed the line and got caught. The young man knew his boss would be angry and that he would have to face the punishment, but he never imagined how severe it will be. 

The Duke was furious. He decided to punish this insubordinate servant and ordered a severe bullwhipping. 

David began to understand the miserable fate in store for him.







03/06/2022

Silent town

Soon, some extraordinary sounds will spread through this calm and silent town, drawing citizens out of their houses and towards the main square. The show will go on for a long time, so they don't have to hurry. Afterwards, the prisoner will be left tied to the post for hours as an example of what can happen if you don't obey the law. 

Public punishments have become so frequent that the city council decided to fund a brand-new stone whipping post. Some councilors suggested constructing more than one. 

Is this prisoner proud to be the last "user" of the old wooden whipping post that had held thousands of males while their backs were decorated with amazing designs? Certainly not! As he approaches, he is thinking about the words of the guard who promised him a severe, no-mercy whipping...




28/05/2022

Best day ever

 

Elijiah is one of Duke Farm’s best slaves. Thanks to being a hard worker, he has avoided corporal punishment until today. Maybe, if he had known what the whip felt like on his own back, he would have behaved differently when he saw the welts on his fellow slaves.

Fit slave tied to a whipping post.