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- Title
Middle Passage in the Triangular Slave Trade: The West Indies.
- Authors
Sawh, Ruth; Scales, Alice M.
- Abstract
Our narrative focuses on the middle passage of the slave trade in the West Indies. Herein we describe why more men, women, and children were imported into the West Indies than the other islands. Specifically, our aim was to address how slaves in the middle passage of the triangular slave trade were treated, how they sustained themselves, and how they instigated wars and used other means of disobedience to facilitate the abolishment of slavery. Moreover, we examined the impact of laws that were instituted and enforced by slave owners to govern the lives of slaves. Several disturbing acts imposed upon slaves by their masters included: physical abuse, disrespect for slave family life, unhealthy living conditions, and poor diet. Additionally, contributions of Whites who fought against slavery are included.
- Subjects
WEST Indies; MIDDLE passage (Slave trade); SLAVERY laws; SLAVE trade; CRIMES against humanity; LEGAL status of enslaved persons; CAUCASIAN race; EMANCIPATION of slaves; ANTISLAVERY movements; BRITISH West Indies
- Publication
Negro Educational Review, 2006, Vol 57, Issue 3-4, p155
- ISSN
0548-1457
- Publication type
Article