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The First Passage: Blacks in the Americas 1502-1617 (Young Oxford History of African Americans, Vol. 1)
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by Colin A. Palmer
Sales Rank: 124950
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Features
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Cover Type: Paperback with 128 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA April 27, 1995
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195086996
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195086997
Book Dimensions:
8.5 x 8 x 0.5 inches
Weighs: 1 ounces
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up?The first title in what will ultimately be an 11-volume series. Palmer's text ranges from detailing differences among African cultures to providing precise information on the changes traditional customs and religions underwent as a result of diaspora and enslavement. Much of the book focuses on the experiences of slaves in Mexico, Brazil, and Peru; this sets it apart from many other works that deal mainly with Slavery in the U.S. Just as the author is determined to challenge the standardized image of all Africans being from identical societies, so does he enlarge the concept of all slaves laboring as field hands or domestics; many readers will be surprised to discover that they also worked at pearl-fishing and mining. While this volume presents what is undoubtedly one of the most complete overall studies of slavery, it does not include as many personal accounts as William Evitts's Captive Bodies, Free Spirits (Messner, 1985; o.p.). Also, extracts from outside sources are not footnoted, and there is no bibliography. These concerns aside, The First Passage is still useful for its forceful black-and-white reproductions, large amount of material, and broad-ranging geographical outlook.?Anita Palladino, Finkelstein Memorial Library, Spring Valley, NY
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 7-12. The earliest black presence in the Americas is the focus of an authoritative, readable account, the first of a projected, comprehensive 11-volume series on African American history. Emphasizing the diversity of the African continent, historian Palmer looks in some detail at the development of the slave trade, the forced migration and enslavement of what is estimated to be between ten million and twenty million people, and the roles that blacks played in the New World in the sixteenth century. The first African slaves were shipped to the Caribbean and parts of South America. Palmer focuses on Mexico, Peru, and Brazil, discussing the appalling conditions of plantation life and work, the society and culture that grew in exile, and the struggle for freedom from these earliest times. He also shows how wealth from the slave trade affected the growth and development of Europe. While never playing down the atrocity and suffering, he describes how an enduring African American culture developed in the diaspora. The book design is spacious, with many black-and-white illustrations. An great resource, this offers material that's left out of most general histories of America. Glossary; chronology; bibliography. Hazel Rochman
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