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There were numerous restrictions to enforce social control: slaves could not be away from their owner’s premises without permission; they could not assemble unless a white person was present; they could not own firearms; they could not be taught to read or write, nor could they transmit or possess “inflammatory” literature; they were not permitted to marry.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/slave-code

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Courtesy State of Florida National Historic Society

Established in 1738, Fort Mose was the first free black settlement in what is now the United States. Located just north of St. Augustine, Florida, Fort Mose played an important role in the development of colonial North America.

As Great Britain, France, Spain and other European nations competed for control of the New World and its wealth they all in varying ways came to rely on African labor to develop their overseas colonial possessions. Exploiting its proximity to plantations in the British colonies in North America and the West Indies, King Charles II of Spain issued the Edict of 1693 which stated that any male slave on an English plantation who escaped to Spanish Florida would be granted freedom provided he joined the Militia and became a Catholic. This edict became one of the New World's earliest emancipation proclamations.

By 1738 there were 100 blacks, mostly runaways from the Carolinas, living in what became Fort Mose. Many were skilled workers, blacksmiths, carpenters, cattlemen, boatmen, and farmers. With accompanying women and children, they created a colony of freed people that ultimately attracted other fugitive slaves.

When war broke out in 1740 between England and Spain, the people of St. Augustine and nearby Fort Mose found themselves involved in a conflict that stretched across three continents. The English sent thousands of soldiers and dozens of ships to destroy St. Augustine and bring back any runaways. They set up a blockade and bombarded the town for 27 consecutive days. Hopelessly outnumbered, the diverse population of blacks, Indians and whites pulled together. Fort Mose was one of the first places attacked. Lead by Captain Francisco Menendez, the men of the Fort Mose Militia briefly lost the Fort but eventually recaptured it, repelling the English invasion force. Florida remained in Spanish hands and for the next 80 years remained a haven for fugitive slaves from the British colonial possessions of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and later when these possessions became part of the United States.

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Courtesy State of Florida National Historic Society Established in 1738, Fort Mose was the first free black settlement in what is now the United States. Located just north of St. Augustine, Florida, Fort Mose played an important role in the development of colonial North America.

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This image is of Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, where they would take the slaves and keep them captured in dungeons in the basement. This connects to the book Copper Sun, because this is the exact castle they talk about in the book, where they were taken and tortured at, this photo makes me realize how big the place actually was and how many guards must of surrounded it.

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Female slave dungeon at Cape Coast Castle

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Female slave dungeon at Cape Coast Castle

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Pest House in Sullivan's Island Where they were held if they were sick

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Pest House in Sullivan's Island Where they were held if they were sick

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This is a photo of the dead slaves being thrown off the slave ship, this part is specifically shown in the book close to the beginning, basically slaves would either starve themselves to death or just die from illnesses, so they wouldn't have to be tortured anymore, for they being in the middle of the entire ocean the only way to dispose of the dead bodies was by tossing them all the ship and allowing fish and other sea creatures to feast on them . This shows me, that back in this time, people were careless about how they treated others and sometimes death, was slaves only escape, times back then were extremely cruel, not just to slaves but even to women, and anyone who owed anyone debt they could be treated like mens, own property.