Sentences with barracoon
bar·ra·coon
B b - A signal was made from the vessel, and soon afterwards I saw a long line of slaves coming forth from behind a wood which concealed the barracoons where they had been confined.
- These intermediary markets also used by agents of Europeans, who had barracoons in these markets, were fed by slaves from the north.
- Before slaving vessels ever left the barracoons of the African coast, Europeans closely inspected the bodies of captive Africans, even tasting their sweat for signs of illness.