Life before capture for Kofi

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Do you know my mother? She is so beautiful. She has a beautiful blue dress and a black necklace and lots of combs she lets me play with sometimes. She looks after my sister, Aba and me. I fight with my sister and uncle always blames me. Aba is his favourite.

A typical carved wooden comb. This one is from Old Calabar, Nigeria.
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Life before capture for Okechukwu

Okechukwu lives in an Igbo village with his father and mother. He is learning to become a metal worker.

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Life before capture for Oyeladun

Oyeladun lives with her family in a Yoruba village. She is engaged to marry a local sculptor. She has heard about white men but never seen them.

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Life before capture for Kwame

Kwame is a goldsmith of the Asante tribe. He sells his wares to many people including the chief. His people sell slaves to the white people in exchange for guns.

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