Even children were not immune to this mindset of slaves being less than human: "It was a common saying, even among little while boys, that is was worth a half-cent to kill a "nigger," and a half-cent to bury one." ... However, it is not long before the idea of having absolute power over another being takes its hold on her. ...
When being captured your status does not matter, Diallo was a successful merchant who was still sold to slavery.9 Another source is criminal offenses in Kingdoms of Africa, where "the kings are so absolute, that upon any slight pretense of offences committed by their subjects, they order them to be sold for slaves.... While Africans had developed some immunities to smallpox, measles, malaria, yellow fever, and other indigenous diseases were fatal to Europeans....
