... this when the thermometer was incredible high. The slaves were all inclosed under grated hatchways between decks. The space was so low that they sat between each other's legs and were stowed so close together that there was no possibility of their lying down or at all changing their ... at the mouth and in their last agonies; many were already dead. If almost half of the cargo arrived alive, it was a good score for the white people. We have to consider that frequently half of the white crew also died during the voyage. The Africans were linked ... published, such as The Pleasures of Exi...

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