¹     Sengbe lived in West Africa. He was a rice farmer. His home was in a village called Mani. Sengbe was taken from his home and sold for lots of money.
 
²     A Spanish trader bought Sengbe. He took Sengbe to Cuba. The trader had plans to make Sengbe work on a huge farm, known as a plantation. Sengbe did not want to go. He did not want to be a slave.
 
³     Sengbe became sad. He missed his family. The traders did not treat Sengbe kindly. They did not give him enough food to eat. The men hit him. They also put chains on Sengbe's legs. He could not move. The traders did not like African names. They changed Sengbe's name. His new name was Joseph Cinque.

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