Spoken Narratives - A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum in Key West, Florida

A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, Key West, Florida

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Spoken Narrative

Adding to the Henrietta Marie experience, audio files enhance our ability to gain compassion for the miseries of the slave trade and perhaps comprehend the horrors that existed.

Olaudah Equiano

This piece is in two parts describing the slave ship experience.

The first is a narrative from the African slave Olaudah Equiano. Spoken in his native language, Igbo, and repeated in English. This is an excerpt of his experience in the miseries of the Slave Trade. (min. 0 - 3:15)

The second portion of the track is an excerpt from the account of Dr. Alexander Falconbridge, doctor aboard a slave ship in 1788. (min. 3:15 - 4:59)

Total run time 4:59 minutes.

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Henrietta Marie, Mel FIsher Maritime Heritage Society, Slave Ship Brooks slave quarters

Slave Deck of the slaver, Brooks.

This narrative is Bosun William May's account of the slave living conditions on board a slave ship.

Total run time 40 seconds.

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Henrietta Marie, Mel FIsher Maritime Heritage Society, Henrietta Marie Cross Section of Ship

An excerpt from Jean Barbot, a French Huguenot and slaver.

Total run time 44 seconds.

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