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The Middle Passage is not a traditional book. It’s a wordless visual narrative meant to express the emotional, physical, and spiritual trauma endured by millions of Africans forcibly taken from their homeland. Tom Feelings uses black-and-white drawings to evoke grief, strength, resistance, and the dehumanizing brutality of The drawings are in black and white, symbolizing both the stark reality and the loss of life and color. The facial expressions of the figures—anguish, fear, pain, resilience—communicate more than words could.The use of shadows, cramped spaces, and abstract forms reflects the chaos, terror, and dehumanization inside the slave ships. This isn’t just history—it’s the foundation of systemic racism and inequality today. The trauma of the Middle Passage is carried in cultural memory . 📌As you go through the book, sit with your emotions—discomfort, sadness, anger—and understand that this reaction honors the truth of history. 12" wide x 9 1/2" tall / NEW