Leg Stocks

Leg stocks were designed to limit mobility by holding the ankles of those being punished or the enslaved. These stocks were found in the basement of Kingsley Plantation Planter's House, which was built in 1798. The plantation used enslaved labor to grow sea island cotton, indigo, and other cash crops. It is unknown if the leg stocks were actually used at the plantation, but they are very worn and are a tangible reminder of the inhumane way in which people were treated.