After being captivated, they were walked ashore, a long and gruesome walk that would end in the surrendering of their freedom. Once reaching shore they were “inspected, branded, and held in prisons until there were enough to fill a ship.” What a horrific trauma, but this was only the beginning. The ships were filled to the point where people barely had room to breathe. A lot of captives died of suffocation and diseases during this dreaded voyage called the “Middle Passage” to America. Some even committed suicide by throwing themselves into the sea.
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Map of the terrible and long voyage:
The dreaded walk to shore after being captured:
Being loaded into the ship, deprived of their right to fight back:
Packed inside with barely enough room to breathe:
Conflicts found on board:
Packed on deck:
Plan for slave distribution on board:
