This book is a comprehensive history of slavery in Africa from the earliest times to the end of the twentieth century, when slavery in most parts of the continent ceased to exist. It connects the ...

Slavery and South African historiography / Fred Morton -- Tower of Babel : the slave trade and creolization at the Cape, 1652-1834 / Robert C.-H. Shell -- Drosters of the Bokkeveld and the Roggeveld, ...

The Transatlantic or Atlantic slave trade occurred during the 16th through the 19th centuries. The tragic event caused the displacement of approximately 12 million Africans. The psychological, ...

WHENEVER the topic of slavery is raised, it is usually the Trans-Atlantic trade, yet it is only a fragment of a much longer story of human bondage and suffering. There are also popular misconceptions ...

The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade runs deep in the roots of Ghana, making it one of the most significant destinations for anyone wishing to trace the footsteps of enslaved ancestors and ...

In 1812, Spanish officials in Havana, searching the house of a man named José Antonio Aponte, discovered a wooden box hidden in a clothing trunk, opened it, and were stunned by what they found inside.

More than 12 million Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade. Over the centuries, most were taken to the Americas, while millions of others died along the way. Today, monuments to ...

LUANDA, Angola — President Joe Biden on Tuesday used his only presidential trip to Africa to pay tribute to the tragic history of the enslaved person trade, urging the United States and Africa to ...

The US stood almost alone at the United Nations this week in voting against an African resolution condemning the trans-Atlantic slave trade and kickstarting the campaign for reparations, potentially ...