The other was this plan of the Liverpool slave ship, the Brookes ... including to members of England's Parliament. The illustration showed 482 men, women, and children tightly packed into the ...

tight pack - stowed as many people as possible onboard but had a higher death rate loose pack - stowed fewer people on board in an effort to stop disease spreading and reduce the death rate ...

Upon landing on Africa's "slave coast," the cargo was exchanged for Africans. Fully loaded with its human cargo, the ship set sail for the Americas, where the slaves were exchanged for sugar ...