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The Middle Passage is one of the most memorable events in history. ... ”
Edward Braithwaite wrote a collection of poetry commemorating the Middle Passage. ... ” In comparing the Middle Passage with this work, I detected a common reference being made to the human suffering and strife of the slaves. ...
“…birth was not breath but gaping wound
hunter was not animal but market sale
warrior was child that is no more
and I beheld the cotton tree
guardian of graves rise upward from its monument of grass”
In contrast, there is also a difference in the work by Brathwaite and the Middle Passage. ... The Middle Passage was not a vice. ... The Middle Passage cannot be rectified, yet we are able to use those experiences as a trigger for change. The Middle Passage provides a set of “lens” for analyzing other circumstances and situations of today. ...
The significance of the Middle Passage is a critical piece of American heritage.
Approximate Word count = 738
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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