Tears of Akua

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on. Akua, a young girl with skin as black as the night sky and eyes that shone like the brightest stars, lived in Kokofu with her family. Akua's days were filled with laughter and joy, as she

and enslave the strongest and healthiest people in the village to be sold in the slave market in America. Akua's family and friends were caught off guard, and they were quickly overpower

The Journey

being torn away from everything she knew and loved. As she was dragged through the village, Akua caught glimpses of her family and friends, thei

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watchtowers. Akua was herded into a crowded and unsanitary cell, along with dozens of other Africans that was captured from other towns and villages. The conditions

: The Mid

ir was thick with the stench of disease, and the cries of the suffering filled the air. Akua was forced to endure the unimaginable horrors of the Middle Pass

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. Akua's body ached from the constant labor, and her mind reeled from the trauma of being torn from her family and forced into slavery. But despite the hardships and cr