Between the 15th and 19th centuries, millions of African men, women, and children were violently captured, sold like objects, and packed into filthy ships for a brutal journey across the Atlantic. Many died before even reaching land. Those who survived were auctioned off, stripped of their names, families, and freedom, then forced to work under horrific conditions on plantations. This system, driven by greed and colonial profit, was built on blood, pain, and the complete dehumanization of an entire people.