Published in conjunction with a traveling exhibition of the same name, presents eight essays and 160 illustrations exploring the causes and outcomes of the 400-year slave trade.
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In a companion rather than a catalogue, eight essays accompany a selection of illustrations, paintings, and artifacts from a traveling exhibition of the Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia. Among the topics are human commerce, the middle passage, the Henrietta Marie, resistance and survival, life in the New World, and black sailors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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