THE MIDDLE PASSAGE

 

A SLAVE SHIP PACKED WITH AFRICANS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF WEST AFRICA






PACKED ON SLAVE SHIPS LIKE SARDINES




MOVIE: "THE SLAVE SHIP"

ASSIGNMENT: VIEW THE IMAGES ABOVE IMAGINING YOURSELF AS ONE OF THOSE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THE HORRORS OF THE "MIDDLE PASSAGE." WRITE A JOURNAL ENTRY DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE; SURE TO TELL US ABOUT THE SMELLS, SOUNDS, AND THE FEELINGS OF THOSE ON THE SHIP. SINCE ALL OF YOU ARE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF AFRICA, HOW DO YOU ALL COMMUNICATE? WRITE VIVIDLY WITH FULL AND CLEAR DESCRIPTIONS.