The slave trade devastated African life. Culture and traditions were torn asunder, as families, especially young men, were abducted. Guns were introduced and slave raids and even wars increased.

In East Africa a slave trade was well established before the Europeans arrived on ... resulting in the emergence of a people and culture known as Swahili. In the second half of the 18th century ...

Long before ... Trading to Africa." At first the company was mismanaged, but in 1663 it was reorganized. A new objective clearly stated that the company would engage in the slave trade.

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

It would be defined by social, cultural and political ... Germans and African Americans. It also served as a safe haven for escaped slaves in a state where slavery was abolished in 1827.

Groups celebrating Black History Month are including this year’s theme of African Americans and Labor as part of their commemorations.