How might the abolitionist movement in England be consider related to both these paintings?

HUM How might the Somerset Case be considered related to the painting Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray? How might the paintings Dido Elizabeth Belle and The Slave Ship be interpreted as in some ways related and perhaps contrasted? How is the Atlantic Slave trade related to both the above paintings? How might the […]

How does he describe the countenances of those who were enslaved as he was?

Olaudah Equiano 1. Briefly describe the culture in which Equiano lived before his capture; then summarize his capture and separation from his sister. 2. Describe Equiano’s reactions as he first encounters the slave ship and the white men who are enslaving them (p. 379). What are the emotions that he feels? What fears does he […]