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Who are we looking for, who are we looking for? It's Equiano we're looking for. Has he gone to the stream? Let him come back. Has he gone to the farm? Let him return. It's Equiano we're looking ...
Author Earle, Jonathan Halperin Notes Includes errata sheet. Contents pt. 1. The roots of Black America -- The African past -- The trans-Atlantic slave trade, 1500-1800 -- The African dispersion -- ...
The video, released on the news channel’s YouTube, has amassed over 40,000 views since its posting on July 9. The African slave trade lasted for centuries, starting in the 16th century before ...
Perhaps Akufo-Addo and the African leaders on whose behalf he speaks should lead by example. The European slave trade was abhorrent, but it was not unique. Slavery was common in Africa prior to ...
African scuba divers rewrite a ‘settlers’ narrative’ of the slave trade Off the coast of Senegal, a Smithsonian-sponsored program is training divers to explore and document sunken slave ships ...
The slave trade devastated African life. Culture and traditions were torn asunder, as families, especially young men, were abducted. Guns were introduced and slave raids and even wars increased.