The two men were astonished by the way the people on the raft were living freely and happily, which contrasted starkly with the harsh realities of slavery. They were inspired by the hope and resilience demonstrated by the people on the raft, leading them to reconsider their attitudes towards slavery and freedom.
Slaves were packed tightly on board ships to maximize profits for slave traders by fitting as many individuals as possible in a confined space. This inhumane and brutal treatment of slaves was a way to increase the number of slaves transported while minimizing costs for the traders.
Equiano finally finds out what is going to happen to him when he overhears a conversation between his fellow captives and a sailor on board the slave ship who reveals that they are being taken to the West Indies to be sold as slaves.
the slaves would have been scared and unhealthy being stuck under a 2 feet gap and chained next to someone. some of the slaves died and lost their closest family. they were mistreated and if they did not do as they told they were either whipped severely or thrown over board and fed to the sharks.
The board convened to review the proposal.
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He told the men that his father, mother, and sister were on board the raft.
The two men thought the people on the raft were just poor white trash until they realized they were actually runaway slaves. They were shocked and tried to capture them to claim the reward.
In 1690 they arrived at Jamestown on board a Portuguese ship looking for food, whose people traded them for food. The slaves were all captured from an African country called Angola
They were chained together, and beaten or whipped if they did not do as they were directed.
There was 400 people on each ship
The Runaway Express - 1926 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Nearly 20% of the People on Board has died. Slaves were treated harshly, slave owners whipped and beats the slaves.
The Runaway Bride - 1930 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Passed (National Board of Review) USA:TV-G (TV rating)
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