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To combat the high rate of death among slaves, plantation owners demanded females start having children at 13.

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 To combat the high rate of death among slaves, plantation owners demanded females start having children at 13.  By 20, the enslaved women would be expected to have about five children.  An enslaved woman was a sex tool beneath the level of moral considerations.  She was an economic good, useful, in addition to her menial labor, for breeding more slaves. To attain that purpose, the master mated her promiscuously according to his breeding plans. The Master ,his son(s) and other members of his family took turns with her to increase the family's fortune & to satisfy his extramarital sexual desires. Guests and neighbors were also invited to this luxury. As an inducement, plantation owners promised freedom for enslaved female once she bore 15 kids Also The brutal enslavers also castrated Black males and use black females for gynecological research all while not providing them with anesthesia. J. Marion Sims “the father of modern gynecology” purchased Black women slave...

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