In the words of a former slave, Olaudah Equiano, "The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying rendered the whole scene of horror almost inconceivable."
Olaudah Equiano we a vha e phuli o ri: "U pfa vhafumakadzi vha tshi khou ṱavha gosi na u pfa vhathu vha tshi khou gomela ngauri vha khou fa, ndi zwithu zwi ofhisaho vhukuma nahone a zwi ṱalutshedzei."