Caribbean Sea

In the movie 12 years a Slave a freeman and violinist Solomon Northup was drugged, and sold into slavery by two men who had taken him to Washington under the pretense that he would be performing there. The movie followed his experiences and struggles in the twelve years that he spent as a slave. The movie portrayed racism and dehumanization that white people used to justify slavery that was discussed in the reading “Why Were Africans Enslaved”. For example in the movie Eliza told Solomon that he…

The African peoples endured unbelievably harsh conditions as they made their journey across the Middle passage. Throughout this journey, the African people partook in various acts of resistance, in both brutal and tragic ways. Slave mutinies were a violent form of resistance that provided direct action to those involved. Mannix (1962) describes mutinies as a way of grasping for the chance at freedom for the African people on broad the ships. Mutinies were hostile takeovers of ships by organized…

Imagine, will you, of being the ultimate power over the most phenomenal, outstanding, unmeasurably incredible creature on the face of this earth. It’s not the elephant, dolphin, or tiger, nor the goldfish, the bear, or the kiwi. The animal in mind is the human, and though slavery is a thing of taboo, it was greatly practiced by what is thought of as the golden state in the ancient world, Caesar's own Roman empire. While slaves were thought to be outcast from the rest of the civilization, they…

Middle Passage The Middle Passage was a time period in the triangular trade in which millions of the African people were captured and they were shipped to the New World to be a part of the Atlantic slave trade. This part of the triangular trade was like the middle leg of the three-part voyage. The Middle Passage usually took more than seven weeks. These ships departed from Europe for African markets with all types of manufactured goods; the slaves were then sold or traded for raw materials…

The slave trade was a critical part of the productiveness of Saint-Domingue. The slave owners were often cruel and abusive to what they believed to be their property. The captured people were forced to abandon their religion, generally Voodoo, and were baptized with the religion that their owners practiced, Roman Catholic. The colonial system viewed Voodoo traditions and customs as a threat causing the practice of the religion to be forbidden (Gunyup 1). At the time, the majority of people…

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was a very important and vital part in the history of the world. This trade route was so significant that it lasted for three centuries, beginning in 1550 AD and going until 1850 AD. The slave trade was the exchange of African slaves for certain products such as tobacco, gold, and many other different objects that were crucial in the countries that were affiliated. This slave trade changed certain things about the world in many ways, and everyone was greatly…

Growing up in Jamaica was not what some may think as ideal, it has been described as a Third World Country, but to me, it was just home. Third world indeed, poor, violent at times; a contradiction, with its sandy beaches, clear blue skies, delectable food, feel good music, and some of the hardest working people one can ever have the pleasure of meeting, who refused to stay where life may have placed them, but strived to climb above those circumstances and attempt to carve out a life…

The migration of Caribbean/Afro-Cuban music to the USA took place in the 20th century when a large arrival of Puerto Ricans and Caribbean islanders went to New York City and by 1960 the number of Puerto Ricans and people from the Caribbean totaled about 1.5 million due to the level of Caribbean immigration picked up after the United States entered World War II in 1941. Almost 50,000 Caribbean’s both black and white settled in the country between 1941 and 1950. They took advantage of the rapidly…

“Out of many, one people” the national Jamaican Coat of Arms. Once used to represent peace and cultural unity between English settlers and Taino Indians. I’ve always glanced over this simple ANCIENT quote inside of practically every restaurant, hotel, and house on the tiny island. Never taking the time to fully comprehended the meaningfulness of these five straightforward words. I believe it’s been preserved over many decades because the message is still needed. It is to love one another while…

The Atlantic slave trade was damaging to the African slaves in numerous ways. The slaves were treated barbarously. They were beaten, branded, and delivered in chains. The Europeans inflicted ghastly wounds on the African slaves. The slaves were worked to the point of death and given little to no food (Berkin 93). On slave ships, they were tortured, whipped, and sacrificed (Oates 37). Many of the slaves died from diseases, suicide, and mutiny before even reaching the Americas (Berkin 93).…