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According to the writings of slave-ship Sea
Captains, the Africans sold into slavery were devoid of culture and ancestry.
In reality these Africans were:
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A people with rich oral history
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Craftsmen, tribal leaders, musicians, etc.
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An in-exhaustible supply of good men
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade fell into three distinct
parts: ****
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What is meant by “Dancing
the Slaves?” ***
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The captives were forced to dance on the decks
of the ships
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Shackled and chained, the captives were forced
to jump up and down as a form of exercise
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What were the purposes of
this dance?
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Exercise and health
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Entertainment of the ship’s crew
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The ‘Cat-o-Nine Tails’ was
used for what purposes on the Slave Ships?
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The enslaved Africans were forced to dance; this
dance was difficult to do while shackled and chained.
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The legs of the dancers were swollen and ridden
with skin disease. The whip encouraged them to move when they were near death
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On the Slave Ships, what
were the themes of the songs sung by the enslaved Africans?
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Sadness and misery
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A longing for home and family
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African dances are
performed with the beat of the drum. When drums were not available on the Slave
Ships substitutes were used:
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Kettles
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Buckets and pots
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The dancers bodies
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Why were Captains of the
slave-ships reluctant to tell the true horrors of the slave trade market?
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They personally owned stock in the slave trade
market
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European sea captains became rich and powerful
through their selling of human cargo
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Once ashore the abilities
for the slaves to dance were given greater latitude in the Caribbean:
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French and Spanish influences provided greater
freedom for the African captives.
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The ritual implements of the Catholic Church
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A Study in Religion and
Magic - Voodoo
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Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, 80%
of the population lives in abject poverty. Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on
the agriculture sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain
vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters. Haiti suffers from
rampant inflation, a lack of investment, and a severe trade deficit.
Inhabiting Haiti are 250 people per
square mile
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Highest density of population in the Western
hemisphere
On the island of Haiti, 7 million
people live on 10,000 square miles:
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A land over populated
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A land that is not fertile / a land unsuitable
for farming
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A Lesson in History
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Life in Haiti before 1697:
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Voodoo is:
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Voodoo is rural paganism seen in its true setting “the villages.”
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Voodoo is African rites assimilated into the Catholic Church
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The origins of Voodoo can be traced with the
arrival of the first African slave.
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Voodoo is seen in the lives of the illiterate
versus the literate
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Voodoo is an African based religion built on the
conditions of slavery:
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The faithful ask of their gods not so much
riches and happiness but more the removal of the miseries which assail them
from every quarter of their lives
To study Voodoo you must examine
the life and beliefs of the Haitian peasantry. Voodoo can be referred to as a
“Haitian Folk Religion”
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Voodoo is a complex religious system of belief
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Voodoo often appears remote, bizarre and exotic
to Western eyes
Voodoo has:
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No church
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No priesthood as we know
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No written word or doctrine for priest to follow
Voodoo beliefs include:
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A belief in spiritual possession
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A belief in the role of the dead in every day
life
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A belief in the gods and their ties to nature
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The religious beliefs and
practices of Voodoo include the following:.
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What was Wade David looking
for in Haiti?
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The crimes against Haitian
society included:
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