1. The Slave Ship
"Voyage Through Death / To Life Upon these Shores" symbolizes the apex of the construction of the Middle Passage; this is an emphatic claim to life, signifying the arrival of a new people on the scene of the New World. ... The Authors An important contribution concerning the meaning of Middle Passage is given by several authors such as Edward Kamau Brathwaite, George Lamming, Wilson Harris, Edouard Glissant, Derek Walcott. ... The meaning of Middle Passage is not confined only to the slave ship; it invades the consciousness and so remains in every mind, even after the landing in America....
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- Grade Level: High School