Determined to discover the source, course, and mouth of the Niger River, this British explorer witnessed much more than just the tracing of its waters. His notes revealed the everyday life in Africa ...
Transatlantic slave trade forcibly transported millions of Africans to Americas from late 15th to 19th century - Anadolu ...
In Unbroken Chains: a 5000 year history of African enslavement (Hurst, 2025) former BBC Africa Editor, Martin Plaut, provides ...
The exhibit, “Before Slavery,” offers a look at the lives, culture and legacy of the African people of Bunce Island and the heritage of the Gullah community in the American South. This traveling ...
Slavery was a long-standing practice in Africa, with systems of servitude and slavery existing in many regions before the transatlantic slave trade emerged in the 16th century. In the same vein, ...
A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism Jennifer L. Morgan Blueprint, Terry Boddie, 2017. This work juxtaposes an image of a housing development in Harlem, ...