The Africans endured a lot of harsh treatments and abuse as they journeyed to the Middle Passage. They were already angry because they were being forced to serve those white devils and care after their animals as well. They were beaten and verbally abused if they disobeyed an order so they sung the hymns and prayed to God and kept him in their spirits for strength, power, and ammunition to fight during this struggle. This was a form of resistance and displaying their values as they endured being captive and treated worse than an animal (Padgett, J.K., 1933). But Anitra, I do not believe that they relied upon folk characters to see them through the difficult times as a slave. Most of the slaves accepted Christianity but most were already spiritually
