Sword or Slave: Three Fates of a Slave and Pirate Encounter
By Raymond James It is a blessing for a man to have a hand in determining his own fate. --Edward Teach aka Blackbeard 2F5HCMFDownload Rendering of the Queen Anne's Revenge aka the Le Concorde Stage 1 | The Initial Encounter On a wooden ship sailing through the tropical Caribbean, the water strikes against the hull. You are not a passenger on this vessel; you are cargo to be sold and exploited in the reaping of sugar, coffee, tobacco, and many other foodstuffs. You are a slave who was forcefully removed from your home to a land you had no idea of its existence. This is a journey to place yourself in that role as a slave. It is a truism that you cannot understand someone until you have walked in…