Discuss the stripping away of tribal jewelry (cowry shells and necklaces) and the branding of enslaved Africans prior to boarding the slave ship. Why is this dual process of dehumanization significant?

The
Middle Passage
Reflection Essay (Due Friday, 10/7)

In
a well-developed essay, answer the following questions on The Middle Passage:

1) Discuss the stripping away of tribal jewelry (cowry
shells and necklaces) and the
branding of enslaved Africans prior to boarding the slave ship.
Why is this dual process of dehumanization significant?

2) Several scholars of Africana history have named the
slave hold the “abyss.”
How does the abyss reflect the plight of enslaved Africans
during the Middle Passage?

3) Why does the narrator emphasize the difference between
the sailors’ burials at sea and the careless disposal of enslaved Africans
during the voyage?

4) What is the historical significance of the slave revolt
that took place on the ship?

Guidelines:
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Use standard essay format: introduction and
thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
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Answer ALL essay questions.
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Use double-spacing and 12pt. font.
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Include in-text citations in the body of the
essay for direct quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. MLA style: (James 45);
APA style (James, 1962, p. 45).
·
Go the Assignments section of Blackboard and
open the links on MLA and APA style for citing books, articles, and videos.
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Include a separate Works Cited page (MLA) or
References page (APA) at the end of your essay.
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The entire essay must be at least 3-pages long,
AND the Works Cited or References page.
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Use at least one book or article from the Course
Materials section of Blackboard; OR articles from the following databases:
JSTOR, Academic Search Complete, History Reference Center, Literature Resource
Center, and Project Muse.
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