Larry Mantle talks with Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship: A Human History (Viking), that explores all the facets of the slave ship. From transporting human cargo, to its fighting capabilities, ...
University of Pittsburgh history professor Marcus Rediker last night was awarded the $50,000 George Washington Book Prize for his look at the slave trade in "The Slave Ship: A Human History." The ...
In this groundbreaking work, historian and scholar Rediker considers the relationships between the slave ship captain and his crew, between the sailors and the slaves, and among the captives ...
insider.si.edu: The Amistad rebellion : an Atlantic odyssey of slavery and freedom / Marcus Rediker
The Amistad rebellion : an Atlantic odyssey of slavery and freedom / Marcus Rediker
Life, death, and terror in the slave trade -- The evolution of the slave ship -- African paths to the Middle Passage -- Olaudah Equiano : astonishment and terror ...
Harold Meyerson explains Democrats’ preparations for Trump’s threats to voting, and Marcus Rediker talks about Black America in the 1850s. Jon Wiener Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation.
Publishers Weekly: Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea
Over more than three centuries, more than 12 million Africans were loaded on ships, bound for the Americas to be slaves. Aboard the slaver, or Guineaman, as the vessels were also known, the kidnapped ...
On the C-SPAN Networks: Marcus Rediker is a Distinguished Professor for the History Department in the University of Pittsburgh with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a ...