Image 1:
In the picture above, the men have already been inspected my the medicine man and they are now headed down into the belly of the ship. While still being chained by the ankles in pairs, a couple of homelanders pulled open the heavy door. "The stench of human waste rose from it in thick clouds, and with it the cries of grown men".
Image 2:
"Piled like fish in a bucket, the men were stacked on three levels- one just above my feet, another by my waist and a third level by my neck". When Aminata was taken into the belly of the ship with the medicine man, she was shocked to see how many men there were. There was blood covering her feet, men were scratching her, and biting the medicine man. These poor men were just left here, with no basic necessities such as food and water.
Image 3:
After being away from Bayo, for about three evolutions of the moon, Aminata terribly missed her village, and her ba and fa. Throughout her journey to the big waters, Aminata hasn't forgotten her parents, she is going to stay determined and fight until she gets back to Bayo. She misses waking up early, and drinking hot mint tea from her calabash, with her ba and fa telling stories of how they met.
Image 4:
This drawing captures the physical strength these innocent slaves had to endure while being captured by the toubabu's (white slave owners). Everyday there would be more and more people added to the line. While being chained, attached to a coffle, and being barefooted, the slaves had to walk recklessly for continuous revolutions of the moon, until the reached the big water.
Image 5:
In this drawing, it shows the slaves being transported from the shore of Africa, to the slave vessel. The captives are terrified by the look of their face and the disgusting stench of the rotting humans is completely unbearable. As they get closer to the slave vessel, the stench gets stronger and their fear becomes bigger.
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