The Middle Passage White Ships/Black Cargo by Tom Feeling - ESSENTIAL

The Middle Passage White Ships/Black Cargo by Tom Feeling. PICTURE BOOK. Dial Books, 2018. $30. 9780525552444

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

The Middle Passage provides an education through both information and illustration to bring a better understanding about the horrors of slavery. Attention is given in specific detail to the journey that brought slaves to the New World highlighting the grievous suffering of so many. 

The story begins with a dense few pages of information to educate the reader about the Middle Passage. This is then followed by 64 exquisite and excruciating illustrations about the journey. Teachers would benefit from devising how to include this book in their curriculum in order to help students have a more thorough understanding of this part of history. 

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