slave trade

Every investor in Britain's slave trade to be listed in new 'dictionary' London(CNN)The first ever index of investors in Britain's extensive slave trade is being compiled by academics, after the project received £1 million ($1.4 million) in funding from the UK government. The Dictionary of...

Link: Genetic impact of African slave trade revealed More than 12 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic to work as slaves A major DNA study has shed new light on the fate of millions of Africans who were traded as slaves to the Americas between the 16th and 19th...

I've wanted to read it for a long time, and finally received it. Aside note: I'm thinking on doing, in the Root section, some review threads on different pieces that are not often discussed like that on the internet mainly because of accessibility (for example, most of the historical resources...

Nathaniel Gordon - Wikipedia Basic quick background for those who don't know: the U.S. formally prohibited the importation of enslaved Africans to the country in 1808. The prohibition was given teeth in 1820 with an anti-piracy law. This cac was the epitome of wickedness. His sentencing...

Don't misinterpret this being ashamed of being black, I know that black people have a special meaning on this planet and inherently given gifts that others don't. I love being black, despite the struggles it brings some days. But just knowing that I'm descended from men that just got their...

I would like to introduce a new series to The Root that highlights connections between Africa and its diaspora in the so called New World. I will try to focus on connections between specific ethnic groups in Africa as we know that most of the nations of present day Africa have European made...