For example, some of the recaptives were forced to change their name to a more Western sounding names. |
Some of the recaptives who were not sold as apprentices were forced to join the Navy. |
Many recaptives were so unhappy that they risked the possibility of being sold back into slavery by leaving Sierra Leone and going back to their original villages. |
Many recaptives were treated poorly and even abused because some of the original settlers considered them their property. |