The artiocle is " Forced African Migration to Colonial America".
I think race and racism becomes even more pronounced. Race becomes a factor once more after the slave rebellion because the balance of power has shifted and the blacks have taken control of the ship, killing most of their white captors. Diamelo, one of the Allmuseri men, has grown to hate the white men so much that he washes himself in salt water when the shadow of a white man touches him and refuses to speak to any of them directly. Race comes into play throughout the novel, both uniting Rutherford with the slaves, and separating him from the crew aboard the Republic.
