Capture

Usually the Africans who were taken from their homes didn't know right away that they were under attack. Sometimes they would stay around a little while so that the villagers didn't notice and they would come on suprise. This would help because the Africans wouldn't be ready for it. When the whites, and sometimes natives of Africa who were bribed to fight against other Africans attacked, they usually took the younger and healthier ones captive and killed the elders. So many innocent lives were lost and so many villages were burned. The whites would go around shooting the African Americans who were too old to "keep". Many Africans had never seen such weapons before and didn't know what to do. Some would stand still not knowing what to do, others would try to get away by running into the woods. The slaves stayed there over night and began a terrible journey the next day. The whites would get them up and make them move along leaving their village and homes behind them.The villagers who were confused and didn't know what was going on, had to march long days with iron shackles on their feet, hands, and around their necks. They were whipped and beaten if they didn't keep up or were not cooperating. They got barely any food and water and some were so famished and thirsty that some would not make the whole journey. Some slaves could take the pain, hunger, and terrible treatment and would simply just give up on there strength and hope. After many months of walking, they would arrive in the capital of Africa where they would be put in cells where they stayed for long lengths of time. FROM: Christine, Hatt. __The African American Slave Trade__. North Mankato: Smart Apple Media, 2004. Nardo, Don. __The Atlantic Slave Trade__. Gale, 2008. Schwarz, Ph. D., Philip. __The Slave Trade__. New York: Infobase Publishing, 2006. These are the types of chains that the slaves were shackled with on their long journey to the slave ship. They were also chained together on the ship during their journey to America. This shows the slaves on their journey to the slave ships with their chains. This is a picture of the slave village being attacked.

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