Bedtime horror stories
Priscilla clenched her fists as she began to recount her experiences on the ship. She said that the ship had been sailing for over a month and had stopped in different places. With every new place that it stopped new passengers were added to the ship. Priscilla was one of the few literate slaves as her previous owner in Great Britain had ensured that she learn how to read and write. She talks about her old master with respect. Due to losing his land, her previous master was forced to sell his slaves in order to be able to save his house. Priscilla seemed quite fond of her previous master.