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Transatlantic slavery : an introduction

Benjamin, Richard, Fleming, David, International Slavery Museum

Overview

Over the four hundred years of transatlantic slavery, at least twelve million Africans were enslaved, in the largest forced migration in human history. Drawing on a wealth of material held by the International Slavery Museum, this introductory book tells their many stories -- from the early days of colonialism to frequent slave uprisings and the various efforts to suppress the slave trade in the Britain, the United States, and beyond. The legacy of slavery is also examined in this book, including enduring contemporary manifestations of this bloody trade. Despite considerable scholarship on the topic, many people remain largely uninformed about the history of the slave trade. Richly illustrated, straightforward, and with a perceptive foreword by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, this is the perfect book to introduce readers to the subject of transatlantic slavery and will be required reading for all those approaching the subject for the first time.

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press : National Museums Liverpool
• Subject: Slave trade Africa, West. / Slave trade America. / Slave trade Great Britain. / Slave trade. / Africa, West. / America. / Great Britain.
• ISBN: 9781846316395, 1846316391

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HT871.B46 2010	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE