Slavery: The Possibility Of Jumping Overboard

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On some day, the slaves were made to do jumping exercise and to entertain the crew of the slavers, which was their only time the slaves got opportunity to get fresh air and to do some kind of movements. Some slaves use this opportunity to escape by jumping overboard, for this reason nets were placed to cover over top deck and the sailors was also armed with guns. Also the woman was brought on board to get raped at

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