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  2. Middle Passage - Wikipedia

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    The Middle Passage was the stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans [2] were forcibly transported to the Americas as part of the triangular slave trade. Ships departed Europe for African markets with manufactured goods (first side of the triangle), which were then traded for slaves with rulers of African states ...

  3. Alexander Falconbridge - Wikipedia

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    In this book, he talked about the trade from when the ships first acquired captives from the African coast, through their treatment during the Middle Passage, to the time they were sold into hereditary bondage in the West Indies [5] In 1790 Alexander gave verbal evidence before a House of Commons Committee. Many of them were hostile toward him. [6]

  4. Matthew 5:39 - Wikipedia

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    Striking on the right cheek refers to a back-handed slap to the face. In Jesus's time, and still today in the Middle East , such a gesture is one of the highest forms of contempt. According to France, the gesture is a grave insult, not a physical attack, further distancing this verse from one espousing non-violence.

  5. Sanhedrin trial of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Roman soldiers took Jesus into the praetorium. Soldiers undressed Jesus and put a scarlet robe, a crown of thorns and a staff on him. Soldiers knelt in front of Jesus and mocked him saying: 'Hail, king of the Jews!' They spit on him, took the staff and struck his head. They took off the robe, put his clothes back on and led him away. Mark 15:16 ...

  6. Crucifixion of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Jesus: "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing." [44] [No time indicated] John 19:18, 23–24 [No drink mentioned] "They" [43] crucified Jesus and four soldiers each took a garment, casting lots over the undergarment (this fulfilled a prophecy). This happened after noon on the Day of Preparation before Passover (19:14, 31 ...

  7. Middle Passage (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Middle Passage (1990) is a historical novel by American writer Charles R. Johnson about the final voyage of an illegal American slave ship on the Middle Passage.Set in 1830, it presents a personal and historical perspective of the illegal slave trade in the United States, telling the story of Rutherford Calhoun, a freed slave who sneaks aboard a slave ship bound for Africa in order to escape a ...

  8. Pilate's court - Wikipedia

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    Roman soldiers took Jesus into the praetorium. Soldiers undressed Jesus and put a scarlet robe, a crown of thorns and a staff on him. Soldiers knelt in front of Jesus and mocked him saying: 'Hail, king of the Jews!' They spit on him, took the staff and struck his head. They took off the robe, put his clothes back on and led him away. Mark 15:16 ...

  9. Shroud of Turin - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Cloth bearing the alleged image of Jesus Shroud of Turin The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive (left), and digitally processed image (right) Material Linen Size 4.4 m × 1.1 m (14 ft 5 in × 3 ft 7 in) Present location Chapel of the Holy Shroud, Turin, Italy Period 13th ...