they were mandingo, fonte, ebo and to a very large extent the people they enslaved were other ethnic groups. typically with people who they had been fighting wars for very long periods of time. so imagine being captured in war. imagine simply being kidnapped by roving bands of marauders. these were probably the two most common means of enslavement. imagine then being led in a human train and marched sometimes for very long distances from the interior to the coast. imagine being shackled to someone next to you who disease -- dies along the way and is just discarded. imagine arriving at the fortress of the ship and undergoing a truly humiliating medical inspection. you'd all be stripped of your clothing, men, women and children. ostensibly for health purposes, but also because they didn't want any place where a weapon could be hidden. you'll be treated like cattle in a market. the slave ship captain will look down your throat, look at your teeth, will inspect your muscles, will squeeze them. you're property, you're being purchased. imagine coming on board the ship, and imagine the mome