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The role of slavery in the Atlantic slave system

             "Do unto all men as you would men should do unto you".
             The role of slavery in the Atlantic system was harsh and unhumanly. Carted around like.
             cattle, slaves from various places we confiscated and taken to be sold amongst merchants. In.
             Sources 18:1 the narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano gave readers a sense of what it was.
             like to be an Atlantic slave. .
             As Europe became enriched with prosperous goods more slaves were need to work.
             Taken from all areas in Europe slaves were taken on account of if they were "sellable". These.
             unhumanly acts were then legal and so if you did not bare the signature white skin you were.
             born into the wrong race. These African slaves formed the backbone to the colonial system.
             Captured from Nigeria (Equiano's native land) and taken aboard to be sold to merchants.
             sounds horrible in itself but to live it is unimaginable. Not knowing where they were going or.
             even worse not knowing what would happen were a few things running through Olaudahs head.
             Its hard enough as it is and not knowing the language made it even more difficult to comprehend.
             the situation taking place. As soon as he stepped foot on board he was inspected and given.
             orders. Not knowing the consequences he declined food offered to him by a merchant. His.
             punishment was a brutal beating. Knowing now he had to do whatever was to be told and taken.
             whatever was being offered. When the ship finally docked in Barbados the slaves were taken off.
             and immediately sold to greedy merchants. Many were never to see there homeland and family.
             again, until freedom was gained in 1766. .
             If a slave trader was to read the passage in sources 18:1 they would hardly think it was.
             wrong. Back then everyone had a completely different mentality towards the opposite race.
             Looking at the situation now we can only imagine what we did to these poor people. We can.
             never give them back what we had taken from them so long ago, there lives.


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