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One thing that Equiano talks about in his autobiography is the confusion and terror that Africans possessed when they were put aboard the ships. I think that the one thing this movies depicts well is just that. One scene I vividly remember is the Africans being boarded onto a ship in chains and there is a man standing there with a whip in hand, I assume to keep them moving. There is even a part where somebody just fell over and died, or fainted. Equiano said in his autobiography that he saw a "multitude of black people of every description chained together, every one of their countenances expressing dejection and sorrow." So in this regard, the movie depicted the violence, death, close quarters and abuse on the Mid-Passage really well. -Jenn | One thing that Equiano talks about in his autobiography is the confusion and terror that Africans possessed when they were put aboard the ships. I think that the one thing this movies depicts well is just that. One scene I vividly remember is the Africans being boarded onto a ship in chains and there is a man standing there with a whip in hand, I assume to keep them moving. There is even a part where somebody just fell over and died, or fainted. Equiano said in his autobiography that he saw a "multitude of black people of every description chained together, every one of their countenances expressing dejection and sorrow." So in this regard, the movie depicted the violence, death, close quarters and abuse on the Mid-Passage really well. -Jenn | ||
| − | Kali's letter to John Quincy Adams was more inspiring than Roger Baldwin's letter. It was a plea by an enslaved person for a group that was going to be enslaved. Kali was begging John Quincy Adams to be involved in this court case. | + | Kali's letter to John Quincy Adams was more inspiring than Roger Baldwin's letter. It was a plea by an enslaved person for a group that was going to be enslaved. Kali was begging John Quincy Adams to be involved in this court case. -A. Brudno |
== Questions asked in class == | == Questions asked in class == | ||
