History of Slavery
Enslavement in Africa The Rogues in Paradise web site showcases provides an overview of the complete tale and the depressing history of slavery. The memoir of the slave Olaudah Equano, tells a story which is an excellent place to begin. Olaudah knew about enslavement from an early age. His dad had a huge household with several slaves and children. He recalls that as a child in Africa, he and his brother or sisters were constantly checking for roaming rogues who abducted children to market as servants. One day, when his moms and dads were away, he found a suspicious rogue character and advised the neighbors, who overpowered the rogue and tied him up. Unfortunately, later abductors captured him and his sister and took them on a long journey far away. Shackled with an African family, he recalls that they treated him kindly and he felt like among family. However, this was just the beginning of a fateful trip. Arrival in Barbados was celebrated with wonderful joy, but also for the slaves