The African Child

Hey ya, hey ya, I don't wanna fake love no more

Hey ya, hey ya, I don't wanna fake love no more

Documentary of African slave child

Documentary of African slave child

Documentary of African slave child

Documentary of African slave child

The transatlantic slave trade began in the late 15th century in Nigeria

My people were taken from their home, they exchanged them with a bottle of alcohol from their dubious leader

They took away mama, papa, they took away brothers and sisters, you know

Badagry is their major sailing route, they had a post trade established in the 1820s

Africa was handcuffed with a chain, oh, Africa was leg cuff with a Chain

My people, demma die young and old, these people, demma use them as a slave