"An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa" by Alexander Falconbridge is a chilling narrative offering a close-up view of the 18th-century transatlantic slave trade. The book exposes the awful experiences of enslaved Africans, from their initial capture to their eventual sale in the West Indies, through the eyes of a surgeon on a slave ship. Falconbridge reveals the inhumane treatment on board, detailing the gruesome conditions endured by enslaved people and the harsh realities faced by the sailors involved. Through powerful stories, he highlights the immense suffering caused by the trade, including kidnapping, horrific living conditions, and violent punishments, contrasting it with the tough lives and high death rates among the sailors, with the ultimate goal of inspiring action against the atrocities of slavery.
An account of the slave trade on the coast of Africa
By Alexander Falconbridge
Kidnapped and crammed onto ships, people are sold into slavery, while even the sailors face death, revealing a cruel system of suffering for all.
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Alexander Falconbridge was a British surgeon who took part in four voyages in slave ships between 1782 and 1787. In time he became an abolitionist and in 1788 published An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa. In 1791 he was sent by the Anti-Slavery Society to Granville Town, Sierra Leone, a community of freed slaves, where he died a year later in 1792.
Alexander Falconbridge was a British surgeon who took part in four voyages in slave ships between 1782 and 1787. In time he became an abolitionist and in 1788 published An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa. In 1791 he was sent by the Anti-Slavery Society to Granville Town, Sierra Leone, a community of freed slaves, where he died a year later in 1792.
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