This episode discusses the inhumane treatment of slaves on ships and how slaves were often sexually assaulted during the journey. The host highlights the trauma inflicted on slaves and how even the crew members were often terrified.
This episode discusses the complexities and dangers of slaveholding, addressing issues such as the fear of slave uprisings, the difficulty of controlling large groups of slaves, and the psychological toll it takes on both slaves and slaveholders.
Enslaved Africans endured brutal journeys from inland to coastal areas, and subsequently across the Atlantic in wooden ships. They were often sold and resold along the way, marched in chains, and subjected to physical, psychological, sexual, and dehydration-related abuse.
The use of ghost stories and tours to confront the violence and inhumanity of slavery is explored, despite some stereotypical and cartoonish portrayals, this approach gets groups of white people interested in learning about this history through a different lens.
The qualities that make a valuable soldier, such as discipline, toughness, and resilience, are also sought after in the labor force of free or slave workers. In addition, the resistance to diseases that sub-Saharan Africans have developed serves as an advantage for their labor in the New World.
The term "Arab Slave Trade" is a misnomer that fails to acknowledge the nuanced reality of North African slavery. Dr. David Livingston, a Christian missionary, was committed to ending this form of slavery that was perpetrated by a diverse group of people from different parts of Africa.