> I assume they didn’t because if they did they’d be a lousy and dangerous exhibit This is an absurd assumption. Slaves can be convinced to do anything, based

> I assume they didn’t because if they did they’d be a lousy and dangerous exhibit This is an absurd assumption. Slaves can be convinced to do anything, based on threat of force to them or their families. Even returning to the Congo might be threat enough, considering how they were treated there[1]. And of course, the few they couldn't be convinced (maybe they didn't have a five-year old daughter whose hands and feet could be cut off as punishment), could simply be replaced. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free_State#Mutilation_and_brutality https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free...