William Wilberforce, "The Saints" and the political events in Britain which led up to the abolition of slavery in 1833 across the British Empire.
The United Nations has declared March 25th to be the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. You might be interested in USEFUL RESOURCES…
(or “Triangular Trade”) RELEVANCE TODAY Before 16th Century , dark-skinned (“black people”) were confined to Africa. After the 17th-19th Centuries “Slave Trade”,…
Slave trade, the capturing, selling, and buying of enslaved persons. Slavery has existed throughout the world since ancient times, and trading in slaves has been equally universal. The practice of slavery continued in many countries (illegally) into the 21st century.
These images depict scenes from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, illustrating the capture, confinement, and inhumane conditions experienced by enslaved African people.
These images depict scenes from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, illustrating the capture, confinement, and inhumane conditions experienced by enslaved African people.
by Karen Williams When many people think of slavery, they think of the translatlantic trade that took place between Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean. The legacy of enslavement in the America…
Here is a brief review of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, with particular reference to the triangular trade and recent statistics.
A history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in America.
What you should know about the slave trade and its abolition.
The colony of Rhode Island once had the highest percentage of enslaved people in New England, and was a dominant player in the global slave trade.
The era of European Slaves in Africa can be traced to the Barbary Coast Slave Trade in White Slaves which saw approximately 1 million to 1.25 million white Christian Europeans taken as Slaves in North Africa from the beginning of the 16th to the middle of the 18th Century
A database is available to search if you had ancestors either as slave or owners in the British Caribbean.
Slavery has long been abolished, yet it lingers in our societies. An estimated fifty million people are living in modern slavery worldwide. They are exploited and degraded for financial gains, like…
The origins of the Trans-Atlantic Trade of enslaved people, from Portuguese exploration and trade to shipment to early sugar plantations, is complex.
From carnival-goers in the West Indies to voodoo ceremonies in west Africa, Nicola Lo Calzo’s photography confronts us with memories of slavery
The Transatlantic slave trade (1501-1867), known by some in Texas as the Atlantic triangular trade, sold at least 12.5 million black Africans as slaves to work for white landowners on the other sid…
The brutal new memorial to the south’s dark side has left some in Alabama frustrated and angry at its insistence on confronting the past
Widespread concern over anti-black racism has led some to regurgitate an old lie: that Jews were dominant in the slave trade
Although enslavement has existed for almost all of recorded history, the numbers involved in the trade of enslaved Africans left a lasting, infamous legacy.
Occupying the vast intercontinental space between Africa, Europe, Persia, and India, the Arab world came to dominate the primary trade routs between sub-Saharan Africa and the wider world of antiquity.
Writer's autobiography moved enlightened 19th century readers with direct address: 'I have been a slave myself. I know what slaves feel'
These images depict scenes from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, illustrating the capture, confinement, and inhumane conditions experienced by enslaved African people.
There is a large collection on slavery related pictures on salveryimages.org. Thanks to Bristol Central Reference Library. The Capture of Slaves in Africa The Slave Ships The entry for Tuesday 22nd (above left) describes an uprising by the slaves –This 24 hours light winds and hazey weather at 1/2 past 3 am found the slaves […]
