The Atlantic Slave Trade
INDEX: The Atlantic Slave Trade Before the sixteenth century, slavery was not regarded by anyone (outside or inside Africa) ...
The Smithsonian Looks at How the Slave Trade Shaped the World
In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a ...
As Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants, it reckons with its own history in the trade
Some Americans and others are taking advantage of a new law in Benin that grants citizenship to those who can trace their ...
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The Atlantic Slave Trade
This survey is a synthesis of the economic, social, cultural, and political history of the Atlantic slave trade, providing the general reader with a basic understanding of the current state of ...
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Modern slavery
Modern slavery is very cheap, and Kevin Bales has argued that this has made modern slavery even worse than that of Atlantic Slave Trade: In the United States before the Civil War, the average ...
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Badagry's point of no return earns UNESCO world heritage site status
This prestigious designation highlights Badagry's significant role in global history and its enduring legacy as a key site in ...
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COMMENTARY: Enduring legacies of inequity; the historical context and contemporary dynamics of African exploitation and what must be done
In the annals of history, the transatlantic slave trade remains one of humanity’s most atrocious episodes. Over a span of ...
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Louisiana evolutionary biologist and poet wins prestigious Cave Canem poetry prize
Born in Houma, the recipient grew up in Lafayette and has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology. His award-winning book will be ...
What can parasite eggs preserved in medieval poop tell us about human history?
Most people don’t get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn't ...
In Africa, Biden should have explored the whole, complex truth about slavery | Opinion
America’s racism and slavery story needs to be told with brutal honesty, but our reckoning shouldn’t be an easy morality tale ...
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Woman's Post on PhD Thesis Sets Off Online Trolls
It seemed at first glance to be a typical online celebration for a major life achievement. "Thrilled to say I passed my viva ...
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Nikki Giovanni was one of my first Black teachers. Here’s what she meant to me.
I never had a Black teacher in school. My Dad was my first Black teacher. Nikki Giovanni was my second. Her poetry opened ...