How White Slave-ship Captain Dipped A Black Baby Into Boiling Water Before Flogging Him To Death In 1832
In 1832, the captain of a ship transporting captured Africans, dipped a black baby into boiling water. It was said and documented that the incident occurred while Black slaves were being carried from Africa, which astonished everyone. A ten-month-old baby was grumpy and refused to eat. It bothered the captain, since that was money they were going to make. As a result, the captain pulled the baby away from his mother and tried to compel him to eat while striking him. He was enraged and shouted, “I’ll force you to eat or I’ll murder you.” The captain’s treatment of the infant, as well as the terrible conditions the newborn was subjected to on the ship, caused the youngster’s leg to swell. The commander directed his crew to boil some water to use in dousing the child’s swollen legs. Either he cared for the infant or he was simply attempting to save a product for the market……….
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