b'An African American Storyon the Middle PassageBy Alvin TuckerJune 22, 2 p.m. (Bradford movie theater)Shannondell resident Alvin Tucker leads this enlightening session on the infamousMiddle Passage, so called because it was the South Africa After Apartheid: middle leg of a three-part voyage, beginning and ending in Europe. The first leg landingA Mandela Dream Deferred? on Africas western slave coast whereBy John Ferries munitions and supplies were traded forAfricans. This same crew would, then, sail Fridays: June 17 & 24, 2 p.m. (Bradford movie theater) to the Americas (the middle passage) where It was Mandelas dream to unite the country and solve the enslaved people were traded for tobacco, massive problems of racism, poverty, unemployment, sugar and cotton before returning to Europe. and inequality upon his release from prison and subsequent Horrid conditions on this middle passageelection as President. However, turbulence within the resulted in as many as twenty percentcountry continued under his leadership and that of his losing their lives. A tragic story, but onesuccessors, revealing a more troubling picture. This is a that begs telling. story that, largely, has been ignored by global media, but witnessed by resident John Ferries who has been toSouth Africa sixteen times and met Mandela twice.Over the course of these sessions, its a story well unravel together. A dream fulfilled or a dream deferred? You decide. 43'