The shackles were used in what was called the "Middle Passage", the second section of the transatlantic slave trade. The trade generally followed a three-part triangular route, with ships ...

The African slave boarding the ship had no idea what lay ahead ... The slaves were branded with hot irons and restrained with shackles. Their "living quarters" was often a deck within the ship ...

The African slave boarding the ship had no idea what lay ahead ... The slaves were branded with hot irons and restrained with shackles. Their "living quarters" was often a deck within the ship ...