Alex Haley's Roots awakened many Americans to the cruelty of slavery. The Middle Passage focuses attention on the torturous journey which brought s...
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Mar 17, 2011
L11_Ryanne
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"If the Atlantic were to dry up, it would reveal a scattered pathway of human bones, African bones marking the various routes of the Middle Passage." In the introduction of this heart wrenching book written by Tom Feelings, Dr. John Henrik Clarke tries to describe the amount of African people whom lost their lives during the African Trade Slave led by many European countries.
The path to the Americas was a dangerous journey for many, but not as sickening as it was for African More...
The path to the Americas was a dangerous journey for many, but not as sickening as it was for African More...
Dec 14, 2009
Denise
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"The Middle Passage" is the name given to one of the most tragic ordeals in history: the cruel and terrifying journey of enslaved Americans across the Atlantic Ocean."
Contains 64 narrative paintings. Not a book to be skimmed over quickly. Each page must be allowed to sear itself into the heart and mind. I was ashamed...for what one group of humans did to another group. As the book says: "...a part of America's legacy is the killing off of most of its original inh More...
Contains 64 narrative paintings. Not a book to be skimmed over quickly. Each page must be allowed to sear itself into the heart and mind. I was ashamed...for what one group of humans did to another group. As the book says: "...a part of America's legacy is the killing off of most of its original inh More...
Sep 16, 2011
Laura (booksnob)
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The Middle Passage is an amazing book without words. It tells the story of the journey and perilous capture of slaves in Africa and their horrifying voyage on the ocean during their passage to the Americas. The entire book is done with expressive black and white artwork.
It took the author, Tom Feelings, 20 years to complete the art and storyboard for this stunning book. The Middle Passage is a book without words that communicates volumes of emotions to the reader. It captures th More...
It took the author, Tom Feelings, 20 years to complete the art and storyboard for this stunning book. The Middle Passage is a book without words that communicates volumes of emotions to the reader. It captures th More...
Sep 27, 2011
Heather
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1996 Coretta Scott King Award (illustrator winner)
What a powerful book--these paintings depicting Africans' experience of the Middle Passage of the Atlantic Slave Trade took the artist twenty years to complete. Looking through them, it's easy to understand why. Though I was a little irritated at the artist's assertion that any Western language is inadequate to describe the slave trade as all of them are too full of inherently racist language (really? I don't think they have to be More...
What a powerful book--these paintings depicting Africans' experience of the Middle Passage of the Atlantic Slave Trade took the artist twenty years to complete. Looking through them, it's easy to understand why. Though I was a little irritated at the artist's assertion that any Western language is inadequate to describe the slave trade as all of them are too full of inherently racist language (really? I don't think they have to be More...
Mar 03, 2008
Jennifer
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This book, in which there are no words, save the author's powerful foreward about his journey to slavery and back to create this novel, is set of black and white drawings of the capture and transport of black Africans to the Americas for use as slaves. This book is, by far, not a picture book in the sense that you share it with small children. Rather, it utilizes pictures to convey the horror and dehumanizing nature of slavery. I think that this book would be especially good to incorporate in
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Jul 12, 2010
For a wordless picture book, The Middle Passage has one of the strongest messages I've ever read. It's absolutely horrifying--in exactly the way it ought to be. This would be an amazing tool in a classroom; it really showcases something that is impossible to accurately describe in a textbook.
May 11, 2010
Hapzydeco
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A pencil and ink charcoal book of drawings depicting the cruel and terrifying journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean. Narrative paintings - no words but the images speak loudly. A visceral experience that causes your stomach to contract.
Aug 02, 2011
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This was the most powerful wordless picture book I have ever encountered. The images showed slavery for the horrific institution it really was.
This was the most powerful wordless picture book I have ever encountered. The images showed slavery for the horrific institution it really was.
Jul 07, 2011
Laurie
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Indescribable. Raw. Emotional.
(I strongly believe the reason I have zero interest in cruises stems from this historical event.(
(I strongly believe the reason I have zero interest in cruises stems from this historical event.(
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Jul 27, 2007
Bethany
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This book fits into a genre that perplexes librarians around the country: picture books for older readers. This wordless picture book is absolutely a book for readers in middle and high school (and older), addressing a mature, disturbing topic and including illustrations that portray the worst aspects of humanity. The black and white drawings tell the story of slave trade and trans-Atlantic transportation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The artwork is powerful and moving More...
The artwork is powerful and moving More...
Jul 29, 2008
Pope
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A dynamite collection of his art. I was fortunate enough to be at the book release at the Schomberg Library in Harlem when this book made its debut.
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