Ebony Miree ENG 302-Prof.Knappes March. 10.18 Transition “Being brought from Africa to America” by Phillis Wheatley reveals her story of transition. In the poem, Phillis Wheatley reveals her story of the geographic and psychological transition that she herself went through from being brought from her home land to a new place.In the digital archive “Captive…

What did a former slave think about the Translatlantic slave trade? In this paper, I will describe the relationship between an archival advertisement for a slave sale and the 18th century autobiography by Olaudah Equiano known as The Interesting Narrative. The object entitled “Advertisement for Slave Sale, New Orleans, May 13, 1835” was obtained from The…

Ohanys Rodriguez English 302 Professor Kappes February 28,2018 Remembering The Middle Passage The archival that I chose connects with “The Interesting Narrative” by Olaudah Equiano, because it symbolizes the act of slavery which has affected many African-American’s throughout history. The Transatlantic Slave Trade is referred as the first system of globalization, which means that it…

Angelica Cruz ENG-302 Prof. Kappes March 18,2018   European Standards of Beauty During the 17th Century Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade   The history of the African people enslaved by European slave traders has been portrayed in countless artistic expressions including literature and woodcarving. These mediums often depict the African people as being less than ideal in…

Dominic Schillace ENG 302 Pr. Kappes The concept of Schomburg Center’s photograph of a woman and child, and The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, show similarities in support of the theme of the text and picture. Both the authors show the treatment of slaves was worse than that of livestock, but then…

Caroline De Tino Professor Kappes ENG 302 15 March 2018   The transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation of slaves from Africa to the Americas, where they were then sold to the highest bidder. Along the way, these slaves were treated like animals, and there has since been documentation of treatment from those who managed…

Destiny Nevarez Eng 302 Professor Kappes March 18, 2018 Transatlantic Slave Trade The Transatlantic Slave Trade is when millions of African Americans were taken away or tricked out of their homes under false pretenses to be sold as slaves. The conditions they were required to live as they were transported overseas were horrid. African Americans…

Mitali Sarkar ENG 302 Professor Kappes 3/19/2018 Across the Atlantic             The transatlantic slave trade has been one of the most horrid realities of history. Many have lost their identity as they had to learn the ways and the customs of the colonizers. A lot of people from Africa were traded as mere commodities by…