[Leica] IMG: "Chilling Photo"

Tue Jun 2 22:33:27 PDT 2015

Well, slavery is certainly an important part of that history.

Speaking of which, in November I visited the (relatively) new slavery museum in Liverpool. This city on England’s west coast was the main European centre for the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Ships sailed from there with goods for west Africa, where those goods were exchanged for slaves to be shipped across the Atlantic. From the New World, the ships returned to Liverpool with goods from the Americas, and then the cycle was repeated.

The museum in Liverpool depicts this triangular trade in chilling detail. Nothing gory, mind you—it is not necessary. Just seeing the ships manifestos and the statistics about survival rates, food rations etc. is sufficient. It is very well done and presented and definitely one of the highlights of a visit to Liverpool.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 03 Jun 2015, at 04:50, Tmanley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's too bad you didn't have the time to learn about the history of Charleston. It's a fascinating place and well worth the time to learn the actual history. 
> 
> Tina
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 2, 2015, at 3:28 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Certainly I would be glad to be corrected in this matter. To be honest, I
>> saw the Main Entrance earlier in the day and saw the "Daughter of
>> Confederacy" and felt no less un-ease. I know it's all part of our history
>> and heritage.
>> 
>> I know this strides far off into politic and history and I shall not
>> continue to post. Nevertheless, the rush of un-easiness that I felt was
>> genuine, for whatever it's worth.
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 6:35 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It looks like you tried to inset the url as a picture.  This will get you
>>> there.
>>> 
>>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20150602-Scanned-1007.jpg
>>> 
>>> In the South, we're burdened by our history; please don't increase the load
>>> by misconception.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I get a "Not Found' for you link.
>>>> It is called Market Street because there was always a market there -
>>>> selling produce and meat.  Slaves were never bought and sold from the
>>>> Market Pavilion.  It is now a mall selling souvenirs to tourists.
>>>> 
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Market_%28Charleston,_South_Carolina%29
>>>> 
>>>> There is a an old slave market in Charleston but it is on Chalmers Street
>>>> and it is not nearly as large as the old slave market in Boston.
>>>> 
>>>> Tina
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 6:23 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com
>>>> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I was in Charleston, SC to do my Transformations:Cosplay project. With
>>>> one
>>>>> afternoon free, I visited Charleston and then met up with my friend in
>>>>> town. While walking, I mentioned that like many cities, e.g. Boston's
>>>>> Faneuil Hall, or San Francisco's Piers, that they have kept some of the
>>>>> older buildings and repurposed them for small merchants and such.
>>>>> 
>>>>> For whatever reason, a particular row of buildings looked very odd to
>>> me,
>>>>> with the big openings where windows should be. I almost imagined that
>>> it
>>>>> would be full of horses or livestock. Something gnawed at me. I pointed
>>>> out
>>>>> the buildings to my friend, and she said "Why do you think this is
>>> called
>>>>> Market Street?"
>>>>> 
>>>>> That sent a chill down my spine. I had to go in and took a quick shot.
>>> I
>>>>> couldn't stomach being there. Perhaps during the daytime it's full of
>>>>> vibrant merchants, but at that time, it reeked of memories. Of pain.
>>>>> Suffering.
>>>>> 
>>>>> [img]http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20150602-Scanned-1007.jpg[/img]
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
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>>> 
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