“The Middle Passage” from Black Cargoes, Daniel Mannix & Malcolm Cowley, 1962
H: This secondary source was written in 1962. At this time the Civil Rights Movement which could be a reason the author was revaulating the past. People were interested in studying slavery in the past.
A: The audience is likely to be avid readers/ historians interested in learning about slavery and the Civil Rights Movment. They want to learn about the origins of slavery and the hardships they went through. He wants to connect slavery to their present.
P: The authors were not from the 1500-1600s. They highlight that slavery seems inhumane but back then it was considered normal and that black people were lesser to everyone else. I believe the author was a supporter of the Civil Rights Movement based on his writing.
P: The purpose of this passage is to outline the horrible conditions that slaves had to endure in the middle passage. The author is trying to display how horrific slavery is and to state that we should demonstrate equality.