AAHF Writing Prompt 1

Imagine that you have been captured by surprise by a neighboring West African tribe. You have been sold to white men who are leading you and your family toward big ships. You have heard about the slave trade and the Transatlantic crossing, but you never thought it would happen to you. Tell what happened when you were captured by a neighboring tribe. How did you feel being betrayed by people so much like yourself? How do you feel toward the men who put you in shackles? How are they treating you? What do you expect? What do you fear? Do you have the will to survive?