The African slave boarding the ship had no idea what lay ahead ... Faced with the nightmarish conditions of the voyage and the unknown future that lay beyond, many Africans preferred to die.

About six or seven months after being abducted, Equiano was brought to the coast, where he first encountered a slave ship and white ... describes the inconceivable conditions of the slaves ...

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Brazilian police say they have rescued 11 crew members working in “slave-like conditions” on an Italian cruise ship. The operation was carried out the north-eastern city of Salvador ...

Onimata Kan is famous for two things: a successful career writing S&M erotica, and hosting the erotic gatherings aboard what has come to be known as the Slave Ship, where the main attraction is ...

The 1788 Slave Trade Act was introduced to try to improve conditions onboard slave ships by limiting the number of enslaved people on board. An illustration showing how enslaved Africans were ...