Middle Passage (novel)

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Middle Passage is a 1990 historical novel by Charles R. Johnson is about the final voyage of an illegal American slave ship. Set in 1830, it tells of a freed slave named Rutherford Calhoun.

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Rutherford is educated and engaged, but is unable to grasp the difficulties of slaves. Arrogant and self-absorbed, Rutherford boards a ship, The Republic, that picks up slaves illegally. During the voyage, Rutherford becomes humbled and learns many lessons that he recounts in a ship's log. The ship is plagued by mutiny and other difficulties including storms. It won the National Book Award in 1990. Main characters include Falcon, Rutherford Calhoun, and Mr. Cringle.

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