Opinions that were pro-slavery in the 18th century, according to the source “The Triangular Trade” Robert Norris was a witness of the slave trade. He was pro- slavery saying that when the slaves were being transported on slave ships it was one of the …show more content…
Thomas Trotter. He saw the brutality of the Middle Passage and according to “The Triangular Trade” He said [about the slaves]” They are miserably bruised against the deck.” Unlike Mr. Robert Norris, he opposed slavery and saw that in his opinion, it was a terrible thing.
Today, Slavery is illegal in all countries but still practiced. As watched in “CNN 10” student News of November 15th, there are still opposing opinions. African chiefs sold their own men into slavery for money so they were pro-slavery (went with it) along with the people who bought slaves for free labor. However, there were people watching them with different opinions.
The CNN 10 journalists were horrified by the chief’s wrongdoing after seeing them sell their own men. They went to a detention center and saw former slaves who were soon going to get freedom. These slaves told them about the horrors of slavery. The CNN 10 journalists experienced there watching of a slavery auction firsthand and concluded that it was sickening because of the people doing this for money and free