The slave trade was a heinous malpractice that relocated countless people from Africa across the ocean ... they believed to be the remains of an ancient fort called Kormantine which was hidden ...

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

For weeks, months, sometimes as long as a year, they waited in the dungeons of the slave factories scattered along Africa's western coast. They had already made the long, difficult journey from ...

The status of slaves in America was different to that of those in Africa and Europe. In ancient times a slave in North Africa, Greece or Rome, or in Arab countries, could rise to a position of ...

Although slavery is an ancient practice it has had its critics long before the 18th century. In West Africa there were a number of people who kept out of the slave trade, refusing to negotiate ...

However, it was more likely to happen on the west coast of Africa where the slave trade was more established and relations between African rulers and European traders were strong. The ship’s ...

Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from ... The Soninke people also sold slaves, salt and copper in exchange for textiles, beads and finished goods. They built their capital city, Kumbi ...