Soon many begin perishing from numerous of causes. When the unkind seas did not provide wind to move the ship, the voyage was just prolonged. The crew made further "sacrifices" to lighten the ship. The ailing, old, or troublesome slaves were hauled on deck and shoved overboard into shark infested waters. Seizing a vulnerable moment, some tribesmen .
revolt, but their manpower is no match for the Europeans' firearms. the point is made that fully half the human "cargo" has perished by the time the ship reaches North American shores.
To me, this movie was a risky venture in both concept and societal category. "The Middle Passage" aims to condense four hundred years of African extermination into one heartless, inhumane, aberrant slave-trade voyage. The movie seems to be without individualized characters or even a conventional narrative. I felt it became drone like in its unfaltering, mournful tone. This movie might easily have emerged as a very noble but monotonous experiment in history education, pointing up the cold-blooded, inhuman society that was prevalent at the time. Remarkably the movie shows the savage ruthlessness of the times, but doesn't apologize for it. .
I feel this protracted cry of protest and punishment is just as intimidating as it was meant to be. The writer drives home his points with unbridled precision.
This video is not meant to be anyones' idea of a pleasant or good time movie!.
It is a tasteful although challenging video and I frankly expect that it could be a difficult sell to many theater owners for many different reasons. The only thing I am sure of is that it will have a long educational shelf life. .
I seem to recall seeing similar depictions having been attempted before, in the made for television mini series "Roots" and the more recent picture "Amistad." I personally feel that when there is so much human drama in many of the movies dealing with historical subjects or made for television pictures, the screen writers take certain liberties with the truth by misusing truths and being much to long-winded.
Middle Passage The middle passage was a long and extremely difficult journey for the Africans. ... The Middle Passage was a horrible period in history, but we must not pretend like it never happened, we have to remember and honor those who lost their lives during all of this. ... The middle passage was a harsh voyage from Africa to the Americas; many Africans lost their lives during this voyage. ...
The Middle Passage is infamous route of the ships that carried slaves to the Americas. ... The term Middle Passage might sound somewhat romantic, but in reality it stands as a one of the most terrible events in history. The Middle Passage is the passage of bonded slaves from West Africa to the Americas. ... The Middle Passage took about ninety days. ... During the Middle Passage, African people were united by common problem - enslavement. ...
Many of the scenarios that occur in Middle Passage such as kidnapping and intolerable living conditions, are paralleled in the actual history of the Middle Passage. ... In Middle Passage Captain Falcon was the harsh dictator of the Republic. ... These revolts happened often on the Middle Passage. ... This type of revolt would occur often at sea during the historical Middle Passage era. ... Rutherford Calhoun realizes this in the end of Middle Passage. ...
Shepherd state that the conditions during the middle passage was a recipe for a high death rate and madness. ... In fact slaves being placed near their enemies and rival was influenced and practiced by the European so as to ensure that their slaves would have the most uncomfortable and miserable experience during the middle passage. ... The mortality rate of slaves during the cycle of the middle passage during the 17th century was around 20% to 30%. This meant that out of the rough 9 to 11 million couldn't survive the harsh and inhumane conditions of the middle passage. Many slaves who c...
When teaching about slavery, teachers truncated many of the facts and events of the "Middle Passage". After reading Mannix and Cowley's "The Middle Passage" I quickly learned to understand how historical writing should be, and aside from many important lessons that I learned, my expectations about writing in American history were totally altered. In reading the aforementioned passage, I learned many lessons. ... In reading their testimony, these witnesses "painted" much different pictures of slavery in the Middle Passage, than many contemporary counterparts. ... "The Middle Passage" b...
Many people had different views towards the Middle Passage. ... The Middle Passage referred to the second leg of the triangular trade, in which Africans were sent to the Americas to work as slaves. ... This also goes towards the Middle Passage. ... This is why I know the Middle Passage and the slave trades were highly unfair....
The book Middle Passage, also happens to be an example of the picaresque novel. ... In the case of Middle Passage, quite clearly, Calhoun goes on a journey. ... The first and most apparent one is the fact that the middle passage is a slave trading route. ... Calhoun is thrust into the middle of these two groups with completely different interests and cultures. ... He is stuck in the middle, during a passage or voyage no less. ...
The Middle Passage refers to the voyage made by Europeans from Africa to America, carrying large amounts of African people as cargo for trade. It is called The Middle Passage because it was the middle of a three part voyage. ... (O'Mally) Although in most cases, rebellion was unsuccessful aboard ships during the Middle Passage, there are reports of Africans resisting being sold into slavery by initiating violent attacks on their captors. ... The experience of African Americans during the Middle Passage and early slavery, is a true display of resiliency to say the least....
