"This compelling book chronicles a young boy's journey from the horrors of Jamaican slavery to the heart of London's literary world, and reveals the unlikely friendship that changed his life. Francis Barber, born in Jamaica, was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became …
by Pétré-Grenouilleau, Olivier
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Etude de l'histoire globale des traites négrières pendant plus d'un millénaire. Analyse de l'origine du phénomène, de l'évolution des systèmes de traite occidental, africain et oriental et de leurs interactions, de la dynamique et des résultats de l'action abolitionniste et de l…
"Through close examination of archival and contemporary sources, Mackey uncovers largely unknown aspects of the black transition from slavery to freedom. While he considers the changing legal status of slavery, much of the book provides a detailed and nuanced reconstruction of t…
"Slavery and the Atlantic slave trade are among the most heinous crimes against humanity committed in the modern era. Yet, to this day no former slave society in the Americas has paid reparations to former slaves or their descendants. European countries have never compensated th…
