Roy Bryant
Roy Bryant was a white man from Mississippi who, along with his half-brother J.W. Milam, was accused of the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Emmett...
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Carolyn Bryant Donham
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Carolyn Bryant Donham is a woman from Mississippi who was at the center of a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. In 1955, Donham...
Cotton Plantations
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The cotton plantation system in the American South during the era of slavery (1619–1865) was a cornerstone of the region’s economy and a brutal institution...
The Brazilian slave trade
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The Brazilian slave trade was one of the largest and most brutal in history. It is estimated that between 1550 and 1888, more than 4...
Sugar Plantations
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Sugar Plantations and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A Dark Legacy The sugar plantations of the Americas, spanning North America, the Caribbean, and South America, were...
France’s role in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
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France played a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade, which involved the forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas to work as...
European slave traders
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European slave traders played a key role in the transatlantic slave trade, which lasted for over 400 years and resulted in the forced migration of...
African Chiefs role in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
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The transatlantic slave trade was a complex and multi-faceted system that involved a wide range of individuals, groups, and institutions. While African chiefs did play...
Isaac Franklin
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Isaac Franklin, born on May 26, 1789, in Sumner County, Tennessee (not Virginia, as sometimes misstated), was a prominent and notorious American slave trader who...
John Armfield
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John Armfield (1797–1871) was a prominent American slave trader whose operations in the early 19th century made him one of the most notorious figures in...