What was that "wrong idea"? What is the impact of the nuance of the word "handled" in the following excerpt: "I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound by some of the crew"? It shows the Africans were viewed as objects instead of human beings.
Ummm....Definitely not....The 14th and 15th amendments did. But it wasn't just African Americans....
Migrants from China came in large numbers to participate in the gold rush.
