The book examines the 400 years of the atlantic slave trade, covering the west and east african experiences and the american colonies and republics that obtained slaves from africa, outlining common features and local variations. These iron blocks help tell that gutwrenching story a profound symbol of the horrific conditions aboard a. Get information about slave trade from the dk find out website for kids. After being marched to slave forts on the coast, shaved to prevent lice, and branded, they. They exchanged items like brass and copper bracelets for such products as pepper, cloth, beads and slaves, all part of an existing internal african trade. However, the book was a problem for general readers. One of the most ambitious books of thisor any otherpublishing season. Heres a summary of how early transatlantic traders began trafficking in humans and a glimpse of what that experience was like for those who suffered it. Love this site, but this is not a list on the african slave trade, it is a list of books about slavery.
The region between the river senegal and sierra leone saw the first transatlantic slave trade in the sixteenth century. The transatlantic slave trade played a major role in the development of the modern world. It discusses the slave trades economics, politics, demographic impact. A previously unpublished work by zora neale hurston, in which the author of their eyes were watching god recounts the true story of the last known survivor of the atlantic slave trade, is set to. Published to coincide with the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade act, this is an important volume of international significance, drawing together contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field and edited by a team headed by the internationally acclaimed historian david richardson. David eltis and david richardson, atlas of the transatlantic slave trade won the 201112 louis gottschalk prize given by the american society for eighteenth century studies. The slave trade had become an arms race, altering societies and economies across the continent. History of the transatlantic slave trade familysearch. The original 1981 edition of the transatlantic slave trade the one i read was a comprehensive look at the atlantic slave trade from its origins to its abolition in the 1800s.
White slave trade abebooks abebooks shop for books. But, more than that, its a compelling example of something we believe will be of growing importance in the coming years the cultural value of databasedriven storytelling, an increasingly fertile intersection of science and the humanities. Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the atlantic slave trade which forcibly brought more than 10 million africans to the americas stands out for both its global. Leonardo marques when faced with the numbers of the transatlantic slave trade, u. Hurston experienced considerable difficulty in getting the book. Unearthing the human stories of the transatlantic slave trade. One has to be very interested in history to dwell into hugh thomas immensely detailed historical description of the period. Twelve years a slave by solomon northup, beloved by toni morrison. In his biography, he records he was born in what is now nigeria, kidnapped and sold into slavery as a child. Story of transatlantic slavery by ransford, oliver and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As for the slaves themselves, they faced unimaginable brutality.
Gregory kane baltimore sun the slave trade is more than just a history of the transatlantic peddling of human flesh. New data on slave origins can show how and why western african societies responded to atlantic pressures. Anthony hazard discusses the historical, economic and personal impact of this massive historical injustice. The transatlantic slave trade led to the greatest forced migration of a human population in history. Here is a list of seven new notable books on slavery, which were published in the last six months or will soon be published. United states and the transatlantic slave trade to the. In fourteen essays, leading scholars consider the nature and impact of the transatlantic slave trade and assess its meaning for the people transported and for those who. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book from the family kitchen. The transatlantic slave trade began around the midfifteenth century when portuguese interests in africa moved away from the fabled deposits of gold to a much more readily available commodity slaves. Debates over the economic, social, and political meaning of slavery and the slave trade have persisted for over two hundred years. The atlantic slave trade brings clarity and critical insight to the subject. Rawley fills a scholarly gap in the historical discussion of the slave trade from the fifteenth to. If the slave trade was intimately intertwined with europes new world trade, it was equally embroiled in the asia trade. In this article, gena philibertortega searches old newspapers and other online resources to learn more about the african slave trade in america.
It varied in texture, including caste or lineage slavery, military slavery, and especially labor slavery, as. The rise of the transatlantic slave trade in western. Discover librarianselected research resources on slave trade from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Millions of africans were transported to the caribbean, north and south america, as well as. Slave uprisings are a part of the narrative that is often glossed over. Rawley fills a scholarly gap in the historical discussion of the slave trade from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century by providing one volume covering the.
Sierra leones history eventually became enmeshed in that of the movements for the abolition and suppression of the transatlantic slave trade. Lately i have been interested in books about the slave trade. Drawing on many new sources, toby green challenges current quantitative approaches to the history of the slave trade. It is not an enjoyable read, but it lets you know about a very sensitive subject.
Why were african merchants willing to sell slaves to europeans. For example, europeans produced furniture and tools, while colonists in north america had fish and lumber. List of books and articles about slave trade online. Transatlantic slave trade, the encyclopedia virginia. The slave trade the story of transatlantic slavery abebooks.
The three databases below provide details of 36,000 transatlantic slave voyages, 10,000 intraamerican ventures, names and personal information. Ive bought books that looks similar to this for a dollar or two. An investigation of us participation in the transatlantic slave trade to the americas, from the american revolution to the civil war while much of modern scholarship has focused on the american slave trades impact within the united states, considerably less has addressed its effects in other parts of the americas. After many years of research, awardwinning historian hugh thomas portrays, in a balanced account, the complete history of the slave trade. Why were african merchants willing to sell slaves to. The transatlantic slave trade was brought to an end in the mid 1800s, at a time, eltis claims, when slaves were fetching record prices suggesting that its demise was influenced by moral considerations.
Timeline of the atlantic slave trade acls humanities ebook. For a study of the state of the slave market in louisiana at this time. The atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade took place across the atlantic ocean from the 16th through to the 19th centuries. The book will set liverpool in the wider context of transatlantic. Zora neale hurston study of last survivor of us slave.
List of books and articles about slave trade online research. By the seventeenth century, the trade was in full swing, reaching a peak towards the end of the eighteenth century. Ten books on slavery you need to read politico magazine. Beginning with the first portuguese slaving expeditions, he describes and analyzes the rise of one of the largest and most elaborate maritime and commercial ventures in all of history. The atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved african people, mainly to the americas. Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade by david eltis. Find out more about african slave trade with interesting facts from dk find out. Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade has been called the rosetta stone of slave historiography. The truth is that african people were fighting against slavery from the beginning. Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade brain pickings. Drawing on extensive archival records, this digital memorial allows analysis of the ships, traders, and captives in the atlantic slave trade. When the slave ship diligent left france for the west african coast in 1731, over half its cargo consisted of cowry shells and various types of indian textiles.
This book had a lot of info in it about the slave trade in the atlantic. The vast majority of slaves transported to the new world were africans from the central and western parts of the continent, sold by africans to european slave traders who then transported them to north and south america. Very short list a monumental chronicle of this historical tragedy, one that records some 35,000 individual slaving voyages, roughly 80 percent of those made. Archives and rare books division aware that american buyers sought young, healthy workers who might survive the brutal seasoning period after arrival, african traders tried to avoid acquiring disabled slaves, or if they did, hid the infirmity from prospective buyers. The impact of the transatlantic slave trade on the economies of. Early globalization and the slave trade yaleglobal online. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the transatlantic slave trade brought twelve million enslaved africans across the atlantic ocean to the new world as part of a broad exchange of trade goods between england, west africa, south america, the.
After the american revolution, great britain evacuated several thousand black loyalists to different places in its empire, like london and nova scotia in canada. You can read the introductory maps for a highlevel guided explanation, view the timeline and. The slave trade regularly used the triangular trade route and its middle passage, and existed from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Brazilian authorities began arresting slave ships at the end of 1850, and in 1867 the last slaving expedition to cuba took place. The slave trade book by hugh thomas official publisher. After many years of research, awardwinning historian hugh thomas p. This begins with the first portuguese slave raids in morocco through the abolition of slavery, this volume takes the reader on a chronological tour of the history and the characters of the evil trade. Portuguese merchants traded with africans from trading posts they set up along the coast. The transatlantic slave trade was responsible for one of the largest forced migrations in recorded historyand for dooming millions of people and their descendants into lives of slavery. It both gave birth to and resulted from the shift from feudalism into the european commercial revolution. In the triangular trade, arms and textiles went from europe to africa, slaves from africa to the americas, and sugar and coffee from the americas to europe.
As a brit, i used to always associate the slave trade with america. Fighting the traffic in young girls or war on the white slave trade by bell, ernest a and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Life inside the antebellum market by walter johnson harvard university press. You cant talk about race until you fully understand americas past. It would be awesome if it included pictures as well. Her new book reparations for slavery and the slave trade was published by bloomsbury in 2017.
Olaudah equiano, was a former enslaved african, seaman and merchant who wrote an autobiography depicting the horrors of slavery and lobbied parliament for its abolition. Atlas of the transatlantic slave trade yale university press. Like most of the rest of the world, slavery was wellestablished in west africa. Few artifacts of the transatlantic slave trade still exist.
Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the atlantic slave trade which forcibly brought more than 10 million africans to the americas stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy. I know school history books have information, but i am looking for something thats a little lighterif that makes sense. The transatlantic slave trade involved the purchase by europeans of enslaved men, women, and children from africa and their transportation to the americas, where they were sold for profit. The book was based on a deep reading of the secondary literature, and professional historians probably enjoyed it. The three continents formed the points of large triangles, giving the trade routes their name. Throughout the course of the atlantic slave trade, an estimated 12 million africans were captured in their homeland and. This is going into the africans of the transatlantic slave trade ancestry dna heritage of them being hebrew israelites, slave voyages. While kanye chose to question the people, i questioned the narrative.
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