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but one of inferiority. One must wonder why. A further walk through Africa’s history reveals how they have suffered over four centuries of abuse through Transatlantic Slave Trade. After the abolition of slavery, they suffered…

of its historical accuracy are interesting. At first it might seem intuitive at first to assume that the film made closer to the time period in which it is set should be more accurate. This argument becomes moot, of course, because Twelve Years a Slave was based on primary source writing produced during the time period in question, the accuracy of which has been certified by historians. One might disregard that fact in order to analyze the question of what bearing their respective production…

The trans-Atlantic trade is a complex series of trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, but can be simplified into triangle trade. Triangle trade has three major routes with three major trade items. The route from America carried molasses to Europe, which was made into rum. Rum was carried from Europe to Africa to buy slave. From Africa slaves were sent to America to produce more raw goods, this route is known as the Middle…

Upon reading “Beloved” by Toni Morrison, readers are faced with the dilemma of whether to identify the character beloved as an apparition, a symbol, or simply a real person. It seems to be contextually supported that the character Beloved is an apparition of the past. Allowing supernatural activity to take over their suppressed memories of slavery once they have finally reached grounds of freedom. Beloved represents magical realism in literature as she forces readers to come to an understanding…

slavery which were deemed legal. The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 enacted on March 2nd, 1807, is a United States federal law that stated that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the…

past and reclaim it. In Haile Gerima’s film, Sankofa, he portrays a story of identity and rediscovery of the past and ancestry through time-travel in which Mona, an African-American model, possesses the body of a house-slave named Shola. Shola’s journey from a compliant house slave to a rebellious enslaved woman permits Mona to relearn her African culture and history and in the end, she emerges with a newfound consciousness of her African roots. Gerima’s, Sankofa, uses unconventional sound…

history. The Classic Slave Narratives is a book compiled of four extremely powerful stories of individuals who survived the enslavement in Colonial America. The book written by American educator and scholar, Henry Lewis, Gates, Jr. reminds the reader that while the founders of this country were fighting off the British and writing about their freedoms, there were other men taking care of the upkeep of their farm and cleaning their houses. It also shows that even though different slaves were in…

Europeans because it occurred many times in the past through trade routes. Africans were known to the Europeans as being great workers with experience in farming and were already adapted to the tropical conditions of the Americas. Knowing these characteristics, it made them the perfect fit. They discovered they could use them for labor and they would be able to handle it due to their background (“What Was the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?”). Slaves came from all different cultures ranging unique…

Africa was spreading their Christian ideologies that then turned into a fight against slavery. Africa was in a vulnerable situation due to the low morale of slavery demand. As mass production of crops and trade became popular, “Africa became the main source of laborers for Europeans.” The slave trade became so catastrophic to Africa due to the immense need for workers. One attempt the British had planned to revitalize Africa’s civilization struggle was to ban slavery and generate Christianity.…

Are play simply for entertainment or do they elaborate on something deeper? Nilo Cruz’s play, Anna in the Tropics, introduces ideals of divorce and infidelity. The play is about a Cuban family of cigar rollers and their lives following the inclusion of a lector, Juan Julian. It is set in Florida, in 1929. Juan Julian reads Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy, and each character reacts differently to the story. Marela, daughter of the owner of the cigar factory, is fascinated with the romantic nature…