The First Passage: Blacks in the Americas 1502-1617
About this title: 'The First Passage' examines the first century of the recorded black presence in the Americas. The ordeal of the Atlantic crossing gave way to isolation and humiliation of slavery and the loss of friends and family. Some slaves attempted rebellion and escape. Others maintained as many religious and cultural traditions as possible and, as the African-American population grew, forged new traditions and new ties of kinship. This history remains at the core of black life in the Americas...
