Museum worker modeling the “Bell Rack” a device to stop runaway slaves in Mobile, Alabama, Photo circa 1937.

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    1. Hopefully they weren’t still using them on slaves in 1937

      Edit: since it wasn’t obvious enough, jk

    2. Dry_Cricket_5423 on

      I think the hicks used this on Jesse Pinkman from breaking bad so he could still cook while chained

    3. Karr_The_Mysterious on

      At first glance I could have sworn that was Ryan Gosling, but yeah no that’s really fucked

    4. Beneficial-Cattle-99 on

      The reality is many Americans today see nothing wrong with slavery or the thinking that allows it to happen. Families have kept the white supremist thinking alive generation after generation in both conscious practice and in unquestioned unconscious practice.

    5. Would your 1st goal not be to pack that full of dirt, mud, leaves and do what you can to quiet it? My 1st thought looking at it was “how can I silence this ASAP?

    6. The_Actual_Sage on

      Humans have been subjugating each other for our entire history. America is no different, and thanks to the current administration it’s not getting better anytime soon. I’m sure ICE will be putting the modern equivalent of these devices on detainees any day now.

    7. throwitoutwhendone2 on

      Should see the chains. They weren’t chains like today. They were very, very heavy and cumbersome, especially the ones they put on men.

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