Research Guides: English 468/568: Reading Experiments: Contextual Information

Contextual Information: Zong!

Sources for finding historical context and information about characters featured in Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip,

Slave Trade, Atlantic
An encyclopedia article about the Atlantic slave trade, including the Middle Passage. and its economic, political, and cultural impacts. From the "Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450."
"The Living Dead Aboard the Slave Ship at Sea"
A chapter from "Saltwater Slavery: A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora" by Stephanie E. Smallwood [link to pdf in Canvas]
Slave Voyages: Image Gallery
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Slave Voyages is a free online database of information about the transatlantic slave trade. The Image Gallery includes digitized images of maps, enslaved people, boats, and lists of kidnapped Africans who were forcibly transported to the Americas.

The Cambridge Companion to Slavery in American Literature
Call Number: eBook
The Cambridge Companion to Slavery in American Literature brings together leading scholars to examine the significance of slavery in American literature from the eighteenth century to the present day.