Divers with a Purpose

What was the Middle Passage?

• The stage of the Atlantic slave trade in which millions of enslaved Africans were forcibly transported.

• The middle part of the boat where enslaved Africans were held during transportation by ship.

• A document that was discovered during archeological diving and explains missing information about the slave trade.

• An area in Asia that is used to travel between continents.

What is Divers With a Purpose?

• a group of primarily black divers who have a mission to find and research sunken ships from the international slave trade.

• Divers who love to go underwater and always have a purpose when they decide to dive.

• A group of white archeologists who are looking for the remains of white slave traders

• A group of scuba divers who want to share the beauty of Biscayne National Park and other water areas of the Florida shoreline with international tourists.

Who founded Divers with a Purpose in 2003?

• Jay Heigler

• Jeffrey Brown

• Ken Stewart and Brenda Lanzendorf

• Tara Roberts and Clotilda

What does Jay Haigler mean when he says: "The stories we tell are important and more importantly, the untold stories."

• They are important because stories are fun

• History is always important to learn about

• The stories became exciting because most people haven't heard the story, including himself

• Everyone knows the story about The Guerrero, but not other ships

The first ship searched for by the DWP was called "The Guerrero". Where were the remains and what year did it sink?

• The Guerrero sank right off the coast of Africa in 1827

• The Guerrero wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys in 1827

• The Guerrero sank off the shore of Costa Rica in 1710

• The Guerrero wrecked during a storm in the Atlantic Ocean, sinking in the Middle Passage in 1710

Select all the following ways that ships sank while transporting enslaved Africans.

• Wrecking on hidden coral reefs when getting close to a shoreline or port

• Battles with British warships enforcing anti-slave trade laws

• Being burned and sunk purposely to avoid evidence of an illegal passage

• Sharks would follow the ships waiting for a body to be thrown overboard, if they got impatient, they would attack the ship to feed

Why did Tara Roberts quit her job to join the DWP?

• They offered to pay her more than her job with a D.C. non-profit

• She just loved scuba diving so much, she had to try it out

• Seeing a picture of black women on a boat in wetsuits reminded her of superheroes and she wanted to be like them

• Tara Roberts found out she was descended from African slaves who survived a trip across the Middle Passage and was inspired to look for the remains of possible relatives

Between 1501 and 1867, roughly how many transatlantic journeys were made to transport enslaved Africans?

• 1,000

• 3,600

• 36,000

• 10,000

How many Africans were enslaved and transported on ships to ports in America?

• 1 million Africans

• 325,000 Africans

• 12.5 million Africans

• 1.5 billion Africans

Roughly how many enslaved Africans died during their journey to a port in America?

• 1.8 million

• 1,000

• 100,000

• 2.5 million