The Middle Passage was the second, or middle, leg of the triangular voyage between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. ... Others could not bear the life they were going to live and the way they were being treated. ... Going back to the video we watched in class it just reenacted how bad this time was but I am sure it was worse than what the video showed. ...
The space was so low that they sat between each other's legs and were stowed so close together that there was no possibility of their lying down or at all changing their position by night or day". Sometimes, the height between decks was only eighteen inches, so that the unfortunate beings could not turn round or even on their sides, the elevation being less than the breadth of their shoulders; and here they were usually chained to the decks by the neck and legs. ...
Introduction Although one cannot tell a book by its cover, we often look to physical appearance to give us clues about a person's sanity, morality, intelligence, and abilities. Because appearance can be a fairly reliable indicator of one's behavior, it is no surprise that in society physical imag...
