These numbers are high and show how societies have been affected in Africa. In most cases there were more women than men in Africa because the plantation owners wanted strong masculine men. The idea of ​​polygamy came about because of the skewed numbers. Olaudah Equiano wrote a novel about slavery and opened the eyes of many unaware people around the world. His book was very powerful and served to help during the abolition movement. He believed that the experience of the middle passage was completely demoralizing for Africans (Andrew 195). Referring to his experience he writes: “I now wished that my last friend, death, would lift me up.” He changed people's minds as he delved into more and more detail of the horrible things encountered during the Atlantic slave trade. He also informed readers if slaves needed to go to the bathroom, they should do so while lying there. If the person above you left, their feces would seep through the boards and end up underneath. As the Atlantic slave trade was booming, crew members began to take better care of the slaves knowing that the more they brought back, the more money they would earn. They didn't take care of them because they were human beings, they took care of them because they were property and damaged property means less