He wrote about the horror of the "middle passage" in his book, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oloudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African. ... In Africa, they were accustomed to a very regulated family life. ... In America, the slaves managed to sustain a family life. ... Frederick Douglass aptly wrote, "The singing of a man cast away on a desolate island might be as appropriately considered an evidence of his contentment and happiness, as the singing of a slave. ... (The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, p.99-100) In conclusion, life for the African-Amer...

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