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Between 1500 and 1800, about 15 million Africans were
captured and shipped as slaves to the Western Hemisphere. Approximately 2 million died
before reaching their destination.
Often pairs of adults were chained together at the ankles and wrists. The shackles were removed only when one of the pair became very sick or died.
Slaves were at constant risk of losing members of their family.
An owner could sell “his property” at any time for profit, to pay debts or as a punishment.
The life of a slave was ruled by terror. Non-compliant and compliant slaves alike were
whipped and brutalized on a frequent basis.
Because slaves were property, it was not uncommon for female
slaves to be raped by their owners, members of the owner’s
family or the owner’s friends.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong
impulse to see it tried on him personally.
-Abraham Lincoln