“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery,
I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally” ~Abraham Lincoln
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| Image Credit: International Slavery Museum |
It is one of the darkest periods of human
existence so far... mothers lost their sons, husbands lost their wives, and
children lost their parents. With chains around their necks and ankles, these innocent
people were packed and shipped to the west; made to work in fields and coal
mines; for days and nights without food or water; in sweat tears, and blood
they worked. Tilling the hard soil, hoping someday freedom will fall from
heaven.
Well, those years are gone, but we can’t
forget the lives that were lost in a hurry. In my quest to relive the experience
of those victims of slave trade, I decided to take a stroll in the
International Slavery Museum, Liverpool. My guide on this tour is Mr. Stephen
Carl-Lokko (The Collections development officer, International Slavery Museum,
Liverpool)
I invite you to take this stroll with us, as
we relive the years and relearn the lessons slave trade taught us. Here we go:
