How did African women's experiences differ from African men's experiences on slave ships?
A) Crews isolated African women in separate slave ships.
B) African women experienced sexual violence from the crew.
C) African women controlled African men during the Middle Passage.
D) African women were spared psychological and physical punishment.

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African women were often subjected to sexual violence from the crews on slave ships. They were also more likely to be raped and to suffer from diseases such as sexually transmitted infections. African men, on the other hand, faced physical punishment and death more frequently.

How Did African Women's Experiences Differ from African Men's Experiences