Saltwater slavery a middle passage from africa to american diaspora book

Smallwood examines the interaction between europeans and africans in the gold coast slave trade during the seventeenth through eighteenth centuries. Lecturer stephanie smallwood is the dio richardson endowed professor in history at the university of washington and the author of the prizewinning book, saltwater slavery. Saltwater slavery a middle passage from africa to american. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora, stephanie e. Brad austins course on slavery in new england, taught at salem state university, salem, massachusetts. Saltwater slavery wikipedia saltwater slavery a middle passage from africa to american diaspora is a book by stephanie e smallwood and the 2008 winner of the frederick douglass book prize the book attempts to tell the story of enslaved africans through the accounts of the royal africa company rac from 1675 to 1725. Slavery, race and the origins of american freedom youtube. Smallwood offers a penetrating look at the process of enslavement from its african origins through the middle passage and into the american slave market. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora traces the forced migration of some 300,000 african captives who left the gold coast today ghana in the fifty year period from 1675 to 1725 aboard the slave ships bound for the english american colonies, and who later helped to form the african diaspora in the americas. This bold, innovative book promises to radically alter our understanding of the. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora stephanie e. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora 2007 historian stephanie smallwood describes in details garnered from the royal african companys business records and correspondence, the institutionalization of the slave trade on the gold coast of west africa.

Seen in this context, the potential significance of smallwoods book can hardly be. The anomalous intimacies of the slave cargo saltwater slavery. Published in 2007, it won the 2008 frederick douglas book prize, awarded to the best book written in english regarding slavery or abolition. In relating the middle passage based on these documents she states that rather than a cohesive african. Smallwoods story is animated by deep research and gives us a startlingly graphic experience. In this book, stephanie smallwood focuses on the socalled middle passage, the atlantic crossing that over twelve million enslaved africans were forced to.

Smallwood offers a penetrating look at the process of enslavement from its african origins through the middle passage and into the american. Smallwood slave trade gold coast 16751725 englands royal african company the gold coast in the atlantic world contents the half century 16751725. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora by author and history professor stephanie e. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora by stephanie e smallwood 9sep2008 paperback on. This bold, innovative book promises to radically alter our understanding of the atlantic slave trade, and the depths of its horrors. Smallwoods story is animated by deep research and gives us a startlingly graphic experience of. In this book, stephanie smallwood focuses on the socalled middle passage, the atlantic crossing that over twelve million enslaved africans were forced to take. Looking critically at saltwater slavery, means looking closely at the numerous aspects of migration from africa to america. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora jessica m.

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Smallwood sought to give a new history of american slavery starting in africa, and detailing how the horrors of crossing the atlantic, the commodification of slaves, and the captivity led to the creation of a diaspora. Smallwood offers a penetrating look at the process of. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora, is a book that sought to explore and give new insight into the horrors of slavery. Saltwater slavery details how african people were ultimately transformed into. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora, smallwood approaches this question by examining the journals, letters, and marginalia among the large archive of materials available from the royal african company between the years 1675 and 1725. A middle passage from africa to american diaspora examines precolonial slave trade narratives, with. Black and white virginians in the making of liberia. Saltwater africans middle passage ceremonies and port. The middle passage has since become a metaphor for the sheer brutality and inhumanity of the slave trade. This bold, innovative book promises to radically alter our understanding of the atlantic slave trade, and the depths of.

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