On the first page of Marcus Rediker's chapter 10, .The Long Voyage of the Slave Ship Brooks,. he writes, 'Abolitionists produced images of the slave ship that would prove to be among the most effective propaganda any social movement has ever created.. Explain Rediker's statement. Give examples of how the slave ship was used by abolitionists to bring about social change. Marcus Rediker authored The Slave Ship: A Human History.