Slave Ship Essay The book “Slave Ship” written by Marcus Rediker is about the relationship between captain and crew interactions between sailors and slaves, the struggle between slave trade also, this book provided an intense and vivid example on what many Africans had to face and go through during that point in time. Many challenges they faced along the way in the New World. But as well as how it impacted the economy, slave trade made a great profit it was known as the cheapest labor available and whites wouldn’t have to work as hard greed was the purpose of slavery. By the 1700th Century the slave population grew tremendously. The reason behind slave trade was Now, I want you to imagine you are an African who has just been captured
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Slaves had no constitutional rights they could not they could not leave once on ships. And couldn’t move how they wanted due to being chained up surrounded by many people as well as due to little space (132-156). Spaces were so low in the Ships that people sat between each other and there was no possibility of lying down at all or changing to any positions by day or night”. Many people would call this ship the “Floating dungeon” also many people died without care or comfort. Buckets of water were thrown onto them in order to keep down the stench because they excreted, urinated and died right there. Slaves often became ill before they became accustomed to climate. To include due to slaves being treated so poorly many became rebellious, many began to develop defense mechanisms for survival. which refers to Captain Tomba (15) which was the Headman of a group villages, he gathered some of his best men and woman to put their plan into action… they ended up killing three of the crew members but in the end they did not succeed and the crew members locked all three of the rebels and used them to create terror among the rest of the enslaved Africans. It could also be said that Africans faced many challenges and made many sacrifices, many who did survive or died trying to survive is a representation of strength and dignity. As far as women in the slave ships they
Slaves had no constitutional rights they could not they could not leave once on ships. And couldn’t move how they wanted due to being chained up surrounded by many people as well as due to little space (132-156). Spaces were so low in the Ships that people sat between each other and there was no possibility of lying down at all or changing to any positions by day or night”. Many people would call this ship the “Floating dungeon” also many people died without care or comfort. Buckets of water were thrown onto them in order to keep down the stench because they excreted, urinated and died right there. Slaves often became ill before they became accustomed to climate. To include due to slaves being treated so poorly many became rebellious, many began to develop defense mechanisms for survival. which refers to Captain Tomba (15) which was the Headman of a group villages, he gathered some of his best men and woman to put their plan into action… they ended up killing three of the crew members but in the end they did not succeed and the crew members locked all three of the rebels and used them to create terror among the rest of the enslaved Africans. It could also be said that Africans faced many challenges and made many sacrifices, many who did survive or died trying to survive is a representation of strength and dignity. As far as women in the slave ships they