The Journal of a Slaver

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The extracts are from slaver John Newton’s journal during the ‘Middle Passage’ voyage across the Atlantic in 1754. The passage transported captured slaves from Africa to the British colonies. This text is for 6th-12th grade students.

Passages in the Life of a Slave Woman
Massachusetts Body of Liberties (1641)

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