Slave+Ship

Slave Ships -
Many people awaited the horrors of slave ships. The Basement of a slave ship had terrible stench. filth, sickness, loss of life and minimal room. Slaves were crammed in the basement, suffocating from heat, held by chains bolted to floor forced to lie in their waster, breathing in air filled with vomit, disease and sickness. The floors were covered in blood from open wounds and pregnant women. Huge rats gnawed at human flesh making the slaves go mad. To keep the slaves healthy, the sailors would force them to dance, all the while the chains on their ankles cutting at their flesh. Horse beans served with slabber sauce - flour and palm oil - was the daily meal, served twice a day. The journey to the new world was about 50 days long, the slaves being treated like animals every day. With these conditions slaves were forced to endure the hard journey to the new world.