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So it's this big fort, really, and in the middle of it is a church, and then on either side, there were two chambers-- one for women, one for men-- where the slaves were held, and in the courtyard, the women were chained to a cannonball by the ankle, and they were selected to be raped by the governor or they were raped by the guards. These women had no right to say no for the rest of their lives, and so I think more than half of the women were pregnant by the time they got on the boat for the middle passage
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So it's this big fort, really,
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and in the middle
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of it is a church,
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and then on either side,
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there were two chambers--
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one for women,
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one for men--
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where the slaves were held,
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and in the courtyard,
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the women were chained
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to a cannonball by the ankle,
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and they were selected
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to be raped by the governor
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or they were raped
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by the guards.
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These women had no right
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to say no
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for the rest of their lives,
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and so I think more than half
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of the women were pregnant
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by the time they got on the boat
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for the middle passage.
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Movie Summary
A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.