slaves

By adiya

  • The first recorded voyage to Africa

    The Brown brothers send the first ship to Africa in 1735 to capture slaves and bring them back .
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    Slaves

  • The Brown brothers second voyage to Africa

    The Brown brothers joined their uncle Obadiah and and other merchants to outfit a ship. Named the Wheel of Fortune but it was captured by French privateers and took the families investment with it.

  • The Browns and the Sally

    The Sally sailed for Africa from Providence RI

  • Captain Hopkins

    Captian Hopkins docks in Africa and he visited African tribes to trade for slaves.

  • The last slave

    Captain Hopkins bought his last slave. He ended up buying 196 slaves in all

  • The slave rebellion

    On the eighth day on the slave ship the slaves rebel against the captain and the crew start shooting the slaves killing eight and wounding many others

  • The slaves uprise

    The slaves take over the Sally but most die and3 of the Brown brothers stop trading slaves.