How did they live and what did it mean to be snatched from their homeland? ... By setting aside their forced leaving of their native Africa the slaves emerged with new identities with local roots but all based on their strong cultural belief and need for kinship. In Jamaica the word shipmate was used by a slave and meant "brother" or "sister" a word of affection used to demonstrate the strength of the bond forged on the passage between slaves. ... This can be evidenced by the change in how slaves lived within a "nuclear family", the changes in child-rearing practices, and with the intro...

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A huge part of what and how our economy was built back in the eighteenth century was due to the 'golden age' of slavery. ... This question 'is free labour more profitable that slave labour, is a question that is ethically difficult to answer but when we look in to the history of our economy I believe it was. ... Then there are the redemptioners; these people were mainly immigrants from Europe who would sell themselves to work on the ship to gain passage to American colonies. ... One of the consequences that came from slavery was racism, although this wasn't its intent thi...

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