History of the henrietta marie and the middle passage the henrietta marie is a typical example of the numerous small merchant ships and west indian traders active in the transatlantic trade during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Jim crow laws black history facts, african history, slavery. Spirits of the passage is a traveling exhibition exploring the transatlantic slave trade through the artifacts of the slave ship henrietta marie. It was responsible for the transportation of hundreds of captives from the western coast of africa to the west indies. She has waited three hundred years to reveal her story. Probably the single most important key to unlocking the mysteries of the henrietta marie, after all those years, was the discovery of the ships bell among the debris. Photo 8 mel fisher maritime heritage society6the slave trade a slave is a person who is owned by another person, considered as property, and. Archaeological and historical investigations on the henrietta marie shipwreck site. The henrietta marie was rediscovered in 1972, and artifacts recovered from the ships wreckage are featured in spirits of the passage. The container is divided into two chambers and has a total capacity of approximately 16 and a half gallons. Middle passage wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Wethe national association of black scuba divers and david moore and a number of archaeologists whowho helped us with this project, white and black, decided that we wanted to honor and commemorate the african men, women and children who lost their lives during the middle passage and who lost their lives on this ship, the henrietta marie. At two mississippi museums michael cottman to discuss.
The story of the henrietta marie by george sullivan. Henrietta lacks was born in 1920 in roanoke, virginia. The henrietta marie is a time capsule documenting the middle passage of slaves bound from africa to the americas. The extreme cruelty of the middle passage essay slavery. Pdf looking for the material culture of the middle passage. At two mississippi museums michael cottman to discuss slave.
An african americans spiritual journey to uncover a sunken slave ships past cottman, michael on. The middle passage was the part of the atlantic slave trade where african slaves were brought to the americas on slave ships. Moores reconstruction of a small copper cauldron recovered from the site of the english slave ship, henrietta marie. Jackson michael cottmans talk on the slave ship henrietta marie has been rescheduled.
History of the henrietta marie slave ship hubpages. According to british historian nigel tattersfield, the ship dropped its. Museum author michael cottman to discuss slave ship henrietta. The ship wrecked at the southern tip of florida on its way home to england, and is one of only a few wrecks of slave ships that have been identified. So when fuller purchased the property, he also purchased the men, women and children who were working there, enslaved africans who may have made the passage to jamaica aboard the henrietta marie.
Scholarly attention to this aspect of slavery is evidenced, for example, by the publication in 1999 of the oftcited black imagination and the middle passage, a collection of essays by academics. More than 250 years after it sank off the florida keys in 1700, archaeologists. Up close and personal with the henrietta marie oswald sykes the middle passage colin palmer the african diaspora linda heywood the archaeology of the henrietta marie. No national monument to the transatlantic slave trade. The middle passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of africans were forcibly transported to the new world as part of the atlantic slave trade. Features over two hunded entries on people, places, and other topics related to the slave trade, contains alphabetical and topical lists of entries, and includes a timeline extending from the. Jun 15, 2015 middle passage history moves to global, local forefronts 202015.
Image courtesy of david moorenorth carolina maritime museum. Millions of african people were shipped to the americas over the middle passage. Historians talk about our changing understanding of the horrors of the slave trades middle passage from africa to america. Nevertheless, the book provides a solid introduction to the slave trade and suggests how africanamerican archaeologists can begin to integrate. Rutherford calhoun arrives in new orleans as a newly freed slave who enjoys drinking and the company of exotic. Slaves were treated so badly on the slave ships that about 15% of them died during the middle passage. Artifacts recovered from the henrietta marie, an 18century english slave ship which capsized off the coast of florida, are featured in the traveling exhibit spirits of the passage. There are also the beginnings of a discussion about the nature of the men. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Slave ship exhibit coming to frazier museum louisville. This study guide consists of approximately 60 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of middle passage.
Books about the middle passage goodreads share book. The middle passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of africans were shipped to the new world as part of the atlantic slave trade. The middle passage examines many of the same concepts but focuses more on that time in our life when we seem to seek meaning with greater desperation than when we were younger. Charles johnson is a novelist, essayist, literary scholar, philosopher, cartoonist, screenwriter, and professor emeritus at the university of washington in seattle. He goes far beyond the mere idea of the middle passage, in order to look at the slave trade through a personalized history of one particular ship, the henrietta marie. Mar 25, 2012 this pin was discovered by blackgirl greenworld. Tyroc and his people were descended from african slaves who revolted on a ship during middle passage in the 18th century.
These take readers back to life in africa before and during the slave trade, describe the horrors of that trade and the sea passage to america, and move along through the civil war and reconstruction. For example, the slave ship henrietta marie carried about 200 slaves on the long middle passage. Among the topics are human commerce, the middle passage, the henrietta marie, resistance and survival, life in the new world, and black sailors. Jun 04, 20 the henrietta marie was a slave ship of the late 17th c. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. In an especially good book for students, george sullivan provides a history of the slave trade, talks about how the henrietta marie was discovered, and discusses the details of salvaging treasures that have been under water for hundreds of years. That is why this thrilling book by michael cottman resonates with such horror and history, as he uncovers the sordid tale of the henrietta marie, which sailed from london to west africa and on to america, where it sank at key west, three centuries ago. Cells taken from her body without her knowledge were used to form the hela.
Looking for the material culture of the middle passage. Kings refrigerator, dreamer, faith and the good thing, and middle passage, for which he won the national book award. Henrietta marie was a slave ship that carried enslaved africans across the middle passage. Tracing the path from human to commodity in order to better understand why and how subhuman treatment arose and its effects on slaves in the middle passage, i have chosen to focus my research around how the presentation of slaves being treated differs according to different accounts in their rhetorical context. A macarthur fellow, his fiction includes night hawks, dr. Jan 14, 2008 the henrietta marie is a time capsule documenting the middle passage of slaves bound from africa to the americas. Museum author michael cottman to discuss slave ship. The englishowned henrietta marie plied the waters from europe to africa and the new world, sinking in the year 1700. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Feb 24, 2017 historians talk about our changing understanding of the horrors of the slave trades middle passage from africa to america. It really is a special time and this book encourages the reader to not only celebrate the i picked this book up shortly after finishing another hollis book called why. The story of the transatlantic slave trade, an exhibit that. Taking the wreck of the ship as its dramatic heart, spirits of the passage presents the first generalinterest history of the early years of the slave trade.
It was there, in the florida strait at the end of june 1700, that the henrietta marie was blindsided by powerful winds. Looking for the material culture of the middle passage journal issue. As a diver and journalist, cottman investigates the henrietta marie, a slave ship that sunk near key west, off. Five additional titles will carry the history up to the present day. Shackles from the deep is a first person account of the authors search for his roots. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Sobering exhibition of relics of a sunken slave ship. The marie met a violent end in a storm off the coast of key west florida after delivering their cargo of slaves to jamaica. Captives were transported in deplorable conditions and many did not survive the voyage.
So when fuller purchased the property, he also purchased the men, women and children who were working there, enslaved africans who may have made the. Ships departed europe for african markets with manufactured goods, which were traded for purchased or kidnapped africans, who were tr. December 2005 dr jane webster university of newcastleupontyne more than 3 million african men, women and children are thought to have crossed. The middle passage was considered a time of inbetweenness for those being traded from africa to america. Finding sanctuary office of national marine sanctuaries. Ships departed europe for african markets with manufactured goods, which were traded for purchased or kidnapped africans, who were transported across the atlantic as slaves. Jan 20, 2020 the middle passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of africans were forcibly transported to the new world as part of the atlantic slave trade. Middle passage simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This cauldron was undoubtedly used for preparing meals for the ships crew.
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