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Why plantation slavery may been invented on this small African island
Archaeologists believe that plantation slavery may have taken root on a 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé. The two volcanic islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were discovered off the coast of West Africa in the Gulf of Guinea by Portuguese explorers Pêro Escobar and João de Santarém in the…
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Cudjo Bakwante: How an enslaved royal from Ghana became Newark’s 1st Black business owner
His Ghanaian biographer Kofi Ayim describes his story as “one of extraordinary resilience,...
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Scotland bans the use of terms like ‘slaves’ and ‘slave trade’ from its curriculum
Scotland’s exam authority, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), has replaced...
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The history behind the Salaga Slave Market In Ghana
A report from Cambridge University Press reveals that Salaga was one of the leading slave markets...
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Members of Congress who are descendants of slave owners are at least $4m richer than those who are not, new study finds
A new study has uncovered a stark correlation between the wealth of members of Congress who are descendants of slave owners and those who are not, raising new questions about privilege and the nature...
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Heirs of slave owners apologize to descendants of slaves at Jamaica’s annual Emancipation Day
Jamaica’s celebration of the Emancipation Day on August 1, 2024, took an emotional turn as some individuals and families rendered apologies to people whose ancestors were adversely affected by slavery....
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UN Assembly President: Transatlantic Slave Trade Has Deprived Africa Of Lifeblood
The following press release comes from the United Nations General Assembly on the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on the African continent. According to their president, the slave trade deprived...
