Dreams Of Africa In America Summary

Dreams of Africa In Alabama addresses the lives of many slaves who were the last slaves to be brought to America in the state of Alabama. International slave trade was legally abolished in 1807. They were the last known African slaves to be brought to America since the slave trade had been legally abolished in America. Dreams also recreates the lives of Africans that were captured in their own country and the struggles that they faced while on ships to America. It also talks about their experience of slavery alongside Americans. Later on, after the emancipation, the same group reunited and made their own settlement called African Town. The author of Dreams of Africa In Alabama is Sylviane A. Diouf. According to (http://biography.jrank.org/) Sylviane was born in …show more content…
During this time many of the crewman didn 't know that they were on slave ship, so when the boat had to be repaired the men realized they were on a slave ship. Since there were ropes, whips, and chains, but they all decide to stay on the ship since there was no other choice, then to be stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere. Weeks later the ship Clotilda arrived to the shore of Ouidah in Africa. William Foster the former owner of the boat, but now part of the plan asked to speak to the official. Foster then states his business that he wanted to buy 125 people for $100 each. Eight days later the negotiation was set and done. After the official spoke to the prince he was taken to a barracoon to make his selection. Foster chose 65 men and 65 women, but Foster stated that he only brought 125. After that the slaves hair was cut off and were branded with a hot iron. It was customary for deportees to be fed a big meal it was for celebration that they were leaving to try to cheer them up, but to also feed them for a long journey. Cudjo was one of the deportees who said that he spent the whole night crying because he knew that it was all coming to an end and that he would be heading to his death