The Slave Trade was a very brutal thing. Slaves were treated worse than most animals, and had no rights at all. They were shipped off in exchange for raw materials that usually had very little value at all. These human beings were sometimes stolen by their neighbours, or even their family members to be sold. Their way of life was absolutely terrible. Whoever sold the slaves, had no regard to their rank, or possessions. Before they would get on the boat, they were stripped of all the clothing on their bodies and sent off to endure an extremely hard life. Most slaves would have easily preferred death over the cruel punishments they endured. The life of a slave is a life that one should be glad they do not have to live.
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No one had any respect for them while they were alive, or even dead. In the first passage it says, “and when dead, they never bury them, but cast out the bodies into some by place, to be devoured by birds, or beasts of prey. They were not treated like human beings, they were treated like property. They were deprived of basic needs. Sometimes they went days without fresh air. Some ships fed their slaves once a day, and some fed them twice a day. Even though they were fed, they still were not given the amount of food needed to live a healthy life. The weak slaves were given even less, as it says in passage three, “ the weak are obliged to be content with a very scanty portion.” They were given mostly vegetables and beans, with the rare occasion of beef or pork. Exercise was also a problem. When the slavers thought it was necessary for the Africans to have exercise, they would make them dance on the deck, only when the weather permitted. If they slaves barely dance, or are too tired to dance at all, they are beat. Someone was always standing by the slaves with a cat-o’-nine-tails to make sure they danced, and even sometimes sing. All of these circumstances are examples the experiences the captured Africans went through. They were deprived of the things listed above, and also other things unmentioned. The captured Africans went through many hardships, and received nothing in return. They did nothing wrong to be treated this way, as most of the slaves were stolen from their neighbors and family members to be
The voyage to the …show more content…
No one had any respect for them while they were alive, or even dead. In the first passage it says, “and when dead, they never bury them, but cast out the bodies into some by place, to be devoured by birds, or beasts of prey. They were not treated like human beings, they were treated like property. They were deprived of basic needs. Sometimes they went days without fresh air. Some ships fed their slaves once a day, and some fed them twice a day. Even though they were fed, they still were not given the amount of food needed to live a healthy life. The weak slaves were given even less, as it says in passage three, “ the weak are obliged to be content with a very scanty portion.” They were given mostly vegetables and beans, with the rare occasion of beef or pork. Exercise was also a problem. When the slavers thought it was necessary for the Africans to have exercise, they would make them dance on the deck, only when the weather permitted. If they slaves barely dance, or are too tired to dance at all, they are beat. Someone was always standing by the slaves with a cat-o’-nine-tails to make sure they danced, and even sometimes sing. All of these circumstances are examples the experiences the captured Africans went through. They were deprived of the things listed above, and also other things unmentioned. The captured Africans went through many hardships, and received nothing in return. They did nothing wrong to be treated this way, as most of the slaves were stolen from their neighbors and family members to be