text: Read Chapters 1 and 2 and pay particular attention to the section called “VOICES: Dysentery (or the Bloody Flux)” in Chapter 2. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following:
  Explain the inherent contradiction between conditions on slave ships during the Middle Passage and the business of slave trading.
  Could slave traders have avoided the suffering described in this passage?
  Submit an initial posting (200 words minimum) that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student (100 words minimum). Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting, support it with new evidence to bring a new perspective to the topic. Do NOT submit anything as an attachment since some people cannot open certain formats.