1. Slavery and the Middle Passage
The captains of the ship saw this as a loss of potential profit and had them returned to the land to be cared for until the ship was ready to depart. ... Death, especially for the women was not only seemed as a liberation from the extreme conditions of slavery but, regarding t their African beliefs, as a means of escape permitting the dead to return to their native land. ... After escaping from slavery in Maryland, Tubman returned to the South nineteen times (19), using varied routes and disguises and led hundreds of slaves to freedom. ...
Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavas Vassa, was born in Guinea, Africa in 1745. His birth-name was Essaka and he was the son of an Ibo chieftain. Equiano was the youngest son of seven kids, six boys and one girl. As a child he enjoyed spending time with his mother, whom he was very fond of. ...