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Transatlantic Slave Trade
Transatlantic Slave Trade __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Captives in an African village being sent into slavery. Made by Liesl at the Homeschool Den Triangular Trade __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ The Middle Passage ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Made by Liesl at the Homeschool Den This painting by Johann Moritz Rugendas depicts a scene below deck on a slave ship bound for Brazil. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Made by Liesl at the Homeschool Den Slavery in the New World Original caption: "Overseer Artayou Carrier whipped me. I was two months in bed sore from the whipping. My master come after I was whipped; he discharged the overseer. The very words of poor Peter, taken as he sat for his picture." ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ _____ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Made by Liesl at the Homeschool Den More Information: Slaves were often transported considerable distances down river (in the first picture on page one, the Congo River) to be sold to Europeans. Also on the first page, bottom left: This engraving entitled Tipo [sic] Tib's Fresh Captives Being Sent Into Bondage – Witnessed by Stanley records part of Henry Morton Stanley's journeys through Africa. Stanley also hired porters from Tippu Tib, a man considered the king of Zanzibar Slave Traders. The illustration of the slave boat on page two shows how they planned to pack 482 people onto the decks of the slave ship, Brookes. This plan from 1789 was widely distributed by the Abolitionist Society in England as part of their campaign against the slave trade. Nearly 15% of people died on the Middle Passage. Slaves lived in cramped quarters and illness and disease spread easily. Slaves were sold at auctions. Husbands could be separated from wives, children from their parents. Iron mask, collar, leg shackles and spurs were used to restrict slaves. Olaudah Equiano wrote this: In several of the islands [of the West Indies] I saw slaves branded with their master's name, and with a load of heavy iron hooks hung about their necks. Often other instruments of torture were added, like the thumbscrew and the muzzle. It was not uncommon, after a flogging, to make the slaves go on their knees to their masters and say, "God bless you." Made by Liesl at the Homeschool Den Recommended Books: (my kids are lower elementary though these books are powerful for any age): From Slave Ship to Freedom Road by Julius Lester -- incredible painting, thought provoking text. Now Let Me Fly: The Story of a Slave Family by Dolores Johnson wonderful story that traces a family from Africa to slavery in the USA and forced separation. The Old African by Julius Lester a very haunting tale that expresses the horrors of slavery. The Kidnapped Prince: The Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano Adapted By Ann Cameron -- This is the true story of an African boy who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The descriptions of the middle passage and of slavery are powerful. We read this aloud in our homeschool and it is one of the best books we've ever read! Story of the Civil War Coloring Book by Peter Copeland Story of the Underground Railroad by Peter Copeland Images Used in these Notebooking Pages: Images of African Slavery and Freedom from the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/082_slave.html Wikimedia Commons: African Slave Regions, Triangular Trade, and Rugendas Slave Ship Made by Liesl at the Homeschool Den
