Oppression and cruelty; just two of the many words used to describe slavery. However, no words can be used to truly illustrate the hardships and tough times that the slaves went through. In the time of slavery, innocent people were taken from their homes and separated from their families to be sold as workers to other people around the world. They did not just work, but in fact, they were restrained and held captive while …showed first 75 words of 1089 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1089 total…end to slavery and that it never happens again. From this narrative, I learned that the eighteenth century was a horrible time period for slaves; the whole idea of the slave trade is a distasteful idea in itself. Whites owned and traded slaves as if they were some merchandise or pieces of property. And no matter where slaves ended up, they were always being treated worse than animals and societies did nothing to prevent it.