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Sources Select ResourcesAfrican slave tradeSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article African slaves became part of the Atlantic slave trade, from which comes the modern, Western conception of slavery, as an institution of African-descended slaves and non-African slave owners. The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes315 years. 20,528 voyages. Millions of lives. Kahn, Andrew and Bouie, Jamelle Article 2015 Slate.com Usually, when we say "American slavery" or the "American slave trade," we mean the American colonies or, later, the United States. But North America was a bit player. From the trade's beginning in the... A century of sugar and tearsGuadeloupe has bulit a slavery memorial centre on the site of a gigantic sugar refinery, believing it's necessary to acknowledge Denis, Jacques Article 2015 Le Monde diplomatic Present day Guadeloupei s coming to terms with a grim past through the Caribbean Centre of Expression and Memory of Slavery and the Slave Trade (MACTe), a new museum and memorial built symbolically on... History of slaverySources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article The history of slavery covers systems throughout human history in which one human being is legally the property of another, can be bought or sold, is not allowed to escape and must work for the owner ... An introduction to the Indian Ocean slave tradeWilliams, Karen Article 2016 Media Diversified The Indian Ocean slave trade encompassed Africa, Asia and the Middle East, with people from these areas involved as both captors and captives. The numbers of people enslaved and the exact length of th... A Marxist History of the World part 43: Colonies, slavery, and racismFaulkner, Neil Article 2011 Counterfire Capitalist contradictions were most evident in the 18th century, when the wealth of the merchant-capitalist class of Britain’s port-cities was contrasted with the untold human misery of the slaves, ra... Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho: 'I don't scare easily'Saner, Emine Article 2012 The Guardian Lydia Cacho is one of Mexico's most fearless journalists. Her investigations have led to attempts on her life, and now she has been forced to flee her country. What next? A Revised History of the Slave TradeLessons from a Terrible Global Experience Hahn, Steven Article 2006 Le Monde Diplomatique It’s almost 200 years since the Anglo-American trade was banned: how do historians now view its practices and effects? 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition Against SlaveryWikipedia article Article 2017 The 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery was the first protest against African-American slavery made by a religious body in the English colonies. SlaverySources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Slavery is a system in which human beings are the property of others. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to re... Slavery in BrazilSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Slavery in Brazil shaped the country's social structure and ethnic landscape. During the colonial epoch and for over six decades after the 1822 independence, slavery was a mainstay of the Brazilian ec... Slavery in the United StatesSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Slavery in the United States was a form of unfree labor which existed as a legal institution in North America for more than a century before the founding of the United States in 1776, and continued mo... Slavery still shackles Mauritania, 31 years after its abolitionMark, Monica Article 2012 The Guardian Rigid caste system and ruling elite have enabled a centuries-old practice to continue into the 21st century. Sources BookshelfCapitalism and SlaveryWilliams, Eric Book 1944 Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy in... |
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