Usually, when we say “American slavery” or the “American slave trade,” we mean the American colonies or, later, the United States. But as we discussed in Episode 2 of Slate’s History of ...

Although the importation of slaves was outlawed in 1807, the domestic slave trade remained a major economic establishment in America until the Civil War. Before its retrocession to Virginia, the city ...

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.

MarketWatch.com A Juneteenth wake-up call — how the slave trade shaped U.S. policing: ‘America just really needs to start being honest’ MarketWatch spoke with Luke Frederick, a Ph.D ...

Creator of Shockoe slavery map blasts city over use ... Mayor Jones and their cohorts to cease and desist using my preliminary map of the slave trade district,” Kambourian wrote.

The blockade of the Confederate ports by the Federal ships in 1861 ended slave smuggling. This sketch of the American slave trade, while deeply interesting, can hardly be considered a complete ...

Okàn’s menu will follow the slave trade from the continent of Africa, through the islands of the Caribbean and on to America, highlighting the melting pot quality that defines Bennett's cuisine.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade lasted for more than 400 ... Though historians cite 1619 as the start of slavery in America—when 20 Africans arrived to Virginia on a Dutch ship—the slave trade ...

the uss constellation is a fixture in baltimore’s inner harbor. hundreds of people pass by it every day. most have no idea the role it played in ending the transatlantic slave trade.