Africans were taken away from their home. They were sold and torn apart from their loved ones. They were captured by their own African people, and hunted down if they attempted to escape. The main group of Africans taken from their home where the physically fit and young. Once captured the slaves were shipped off in what were referred to as “slave ships”. The bodies were cramped inside with little room. The slaves were arranged in a matter that forced them to be on their sides, in order to fill in more space (Falconbridge, “The African Slave Trade”, 54). Being kept at the very bottom of the ship with no constant flow of fresh air, the slaves were highly susceptible to diseases and seasickness. When they would eventually be let out for fresh