The Slave Route—Traces of Memory in Guadeloupe
By proposing this itinerary, the “Conseil Général” of Guadeloupe invites you to discover heritage sites linked to the history and memory of slavery. Its aim...
Category : History
Dutch Slave Trade
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The Dutch played a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade, which involved the capture, transportation, and exploitation of millions of Africans as enslaved laborers...
Resistance to Slavery
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Resistance is the story of slavery itself. From the first moment of attack and capture in their homeland, Africans sought to escape from bondage. On...
Middle Passage
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Of the 12.5 million Africans loaded onto 35,000 Atlantic ships by American and European slave traders, few left personal written accounts of their ordeal. Some...
Castles, Factories, and Forts
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Though 12.5 million individuals were forced onto European slave ships in African ports, thousands—perhaps millions—more did not survive the journey to the castles, forts, and...
Economics and Slave Trade
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The number of European and American merchants, shipbuilders, and investors directly involved in the transatlantic slave trade over a period of more than 350 years...
Transatlantic Slave Trade
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The transatlantic slave trade can be understood through the experiences of a single enslaved person who endured a series of catastrophic events that, by design,...
Slave Trade Routes
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Countless local and regional slave trades in Europe, Africa, and the Americas combined to create the transatlantic slave trade an ever-evolving system of people, ships,...
Harlem Hellfighters
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First organized in 1916 as the 15th New York National Guard Infantry Regiment and manned by black enlisted soldiers with both black and white officers,...
The Stono Rebellion
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South Carolina, September 9, 1739: A band of slaves march down the road, carrying banners that proclaim “Liberty!”. They shout out the same word. Led...