Expressions in Art by Tom Feelings

This painting by Tom Feeling shows how horribly slaves were treated on the trip across the Atlantic Ocean. The slaves were beaten and as it portrays in the painting, some were even hung. This reminded me of when Bessie was almost lynched at the train station for speaking to a white man in a "disrespectful" manner. It hurts to look at pictures and and read about how horrible some people could treat others who are just like them in such a way. It makes me almost as mad as when someone says they don't believe in God. Something that is so commendable is how the slaves and then after the war the free African Americans kept their faith even when all these bad things were happening to them. Just like Sadie and Bessie kept their faith even when they were put in bad situations.