Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Atlantic Slave Trade

Atlantic Slave Trade

Postma, Johannes M.

Hardcover

Series: Greenwood Guides to Historic Events 1500-1900

19th Century United States HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 031331862X
ISBN13: 9780313318627
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Jun 30 2003
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.64 Depth: 9.48
Language: English

Essays on the capture of slaves and the Middle Passage, the identities of the enslaved and their lives after capture, the economics of the slave trade, the struggle to end slavery, and the slave trade's legacy, as well as biographies of important figures, primary documents, and an annotated bibliography make this the perfect source for student research on this critically important historical topic.

In 1502, the first African slaves were taken to Hispaniola. In 1888, Brazil became the last western-hemisphere country to outlaw slavery. Yet for the nearly 400 years in between, slavery played a major role in linking the histories of Africa, North and South America, and Europe. The Atlantic Slave Trade begins with an overview of African slavery in the new world, then delves deeply into the phenomenon itself with essays on five separate issues:

1 different editions

Also available

Also from

Postma, Johannes M.

View All

Also in

General World History

View All