July 6 Slaves

Today we toured one of many facilities along the African coastline which housed Africans who were captured and put into slavery. It was so sad. There had been over 3M slaves through that facility alone and there would be between 300-400 men, women and children in that particular location at one time. Squished into windowless rooms with only a pot in the corner to relieve themselves. If they tried to escape and were caught they were put in a cell with a few slots in the door and left there to die...no food or water. The slots in the door were used to see if they were dead. When they were dead, they took them out and threw them into the sea. So sad. Much more to tell but need to get to bed. Will post later