Tom Feelings, Kadir Nelson, Sylviane A. Diouf, Kamili Feelings
Hardcover
(Dial Books, Jan. 2, 2018)
Alex Haley's Roots awakened many Americans to the cruelty of slavery. The Middle Passage focuses attention on the torturous journey which brought slaves from Africa to the Americas, allowing readers to bear witness to the sufferings of an entire people.
Alex Haley's Roots awakened many Americans to the cruelty of slavery. The Middle Passage focuses attention on the torturous journey which brought slaves from Africa to the Americas, allowing readers to bear witness to the sufferings of an entire people.
Sixty-four paintings trace the torturous journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas, from their capture at gunpoint to conditions below deck, and depict the cruelty they suffered, including the separation of families