Sailors and Slaves: USS Constellation and the TransAtlantic Slave Trade

摘要

"This being the first Slaver, I ever saw with slaves, my curiosity led me upon the Slave deck. The scene which here presented itself to my eyes baffles description. It was a dreadful sight. They were all packed together like so many sheep; men, women, and children entirely naked, and suffering from hunger and thirst. They had nothing to eat or drink for over thirty hours. As soon as the poor negroes were aware that we were friends to them, they commenced a shouting and yelling like so many wild Indians. They were so overjoyed at being taken by us that Irnthought they would tear US to pieces."