Since the cramped, disease - ridden holds of slave vessels claimed the lives of a large proportion of their human cargo, the church insisted on baptizing Africans before they departed for the New World.
Kuna inimestest pungil ja haigustest laastatud laevade lastiruumides suri tohutult orje, nõudis kirik, et aafriklasi enne Uude Maailma teele asumist ristitaks.