Holding Forts on the Coast
Slave Ships
Middle Passage - A Way of Death
Revolts and Punishments
Preparation for Sale







Preparation for Sale - Useful links
 
Arrival in the 'New World'
This extract from Alexander Falconbridge's Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa (London, 1788) describes the processing of enslaved Africans on arrival in the Caribbean or Americas.
http://www.recoveredhistories.org/pamphlet1.php?catid=6
A Slave's Account of his Arrival in the Caribbean
Olaudah Equiano gives an account of his personal experiences of the holding yards.
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/Equiano/equiano_ch2_a.htm
'Seasoning' - an Overview
This section of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside site details the 'seasoning' processes which prepared recently arrived slaves for auction.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/slavery/arrival_america.asp
Arrival in North America
This site sets out two quizzes about the 'seasoning' process upon arrival in North America and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
http://www.mariner.org/captivepassage/arrival/index.html