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The Atlantic Slave Trade's Hidden Toll: Death in the Barracoons
Before the Middle Passage, enslaved Africans endured the barracoons — the holding pens along the West African coast where disease, starvation, and violence took a staggering toll. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the journey from capture in the interior to the crowded dungeons of Ouidah, Elmina, and Bunce Island. They explore the role of African merchants and kings, the calculus of survival, and the few firsthand accounts that survived — like that of Venture Smith. How did the barracoons shape the trade that followed? What did it mean for the millions who never boarded a ship? A…
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