Captive Passage - Departure
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Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas

Captive Passage
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After about a week at sea, the captives were brought on deck twice a day in fair weather. Chained to the deck, they were given food and water. Then, often "under the menace of the whip," they were forced to exercise by "dancing."
From La France Maritime, 1837-1842
The Library at The Mariners' Museum

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