Of all atrocities commited against the enslaved Africans in the Americas and Europe, the use of babies as alligator bait is one which leaves anyone with a conscience, with a tear in the eye. Imagining that a child in question was yours, would send shivers down your spine. These things are not easy to say but we must say them, for posterity sake. And for the sake of the present and future.
Alligator bait, also called gator bait, was the evil practice of using infant African children as bait to lure alligators from water to land. This practice was popular in Louisiana and Florida.
During that era, there was a high demand for alligator skin, which was used in the production of leather shoes, jackets, belts and other leather materials.
Alligator bait, also called gator bait, was the evil practice of using infant African children as bait to lure alligators from water to land. This practice was popular in Louisiana and Florida.
During that era, there was a high demand for alligator skin, which was used in the production of leather shoes, jackets, belts and other leather materials.