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...
William Ansah Sessarakoo
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William Ansah Sessarakoo was a prominent figure in the transatlantic slave trade during the 18th century. Born on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) to a...
The Haitian Revolution
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The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) stands as one of the most significant and radical revolutions in modern history. It was the only successful slave rebellion that...
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...
The Middle Passage
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The Middle Passage refers to the transatlantic journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas during the 16th to 19th centuries. This...
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,...
The Harlem Hellfighters
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Forged in Fire, Unbroken in Spirit In the dim predawn hours of May 15, 1918, amid the scarred earth of no-man’s-land near the French village...