Brandon was like any other African, until a huge boat arrived at Africa and 200 men came out of the ship with shiny metal chains on their hands. He and his people were taken to the ship. Brandon and his people were constantly getting beaten whenever they didn't do something correctly. See how Brandon dealt with a lot of pain and suffering, both verbally and physically, and how he and his people made an amazing escape out of this. Although they escaped, it wasn't where they planned to be in, was taking this route worth it?