The purpose of this paper is to allow you to learn and practice your skills of historical interpretation by engaging in original analysis of a primary source document, using both evidence from the document itself and information from the related reading you’ve already done for this class.
Option B: Randy Sparks states in Two Princes of Calabar that, “The horrors of the Middle Passage inflicted terrible suffering and traumatized its victims. Ripped from their homes and families, often marched long distances to be sold at market, dazed and confused by the sight of the sea, the slave ships, and Europeans, most captives had no idea what fate awaited them.” (p. 71)T
Discuss these statements in relation to the excerpt from Captain Phillips, A Journal of a Voyage in the Hannibal of London, 1693,1694
• Two Princes of Calabar:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Two-Princes-Calabar-Eighteenth-Century/dp/0674032055
• Phillips:
