The Disturbing History Of Enslaved Mothers Who Were Forced To Breastfeed White Babies
The disturbing history of enslaved African mothers forced to breastfeed white babies in the 1600s. They tried to keep their own babies alive by feeding them with concoction they believed was good as substitute for milk. The slave mothers also used cow milk to feed their babies and when they couldn't find milk, they fed them with dirty water which resulted in high death rate of babies of slaves during this period. The Disturbing History Of Enslaved Mothers Who Were Forced To Breastfeed White Babies Slave trade brought favorable advantages to the European Western Societies. The major thing they used slaves for was to work for them on their vast plantations and increasing their productivity on the plantations. The Westerners made sure that these slaves had to work very long hours under the hot sun, without being paid for the job done. They put these slaves under harsh conditions while the plantation owners became more productive. Asides working on the plantations, the duties of some o...