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African slave trade

Small seashells tell a big story of slavery and transoceanic trade 500 years ago

Magazine

Small seashells tell a big story of slavery and transoceanic trade 500 years ago

By Justine Wintjes

Letter from Trumpland: America’s answer to the Apartheid Museum

World

Letter from Trumpland: America’s answer to the Apartheid Museum

By Glen Retief

Slavery and Redress: When history haunts the present

South Africa

Slavery and Redress: When history haunts the present

By J Brooks Spector

Of sunken slave ships and neo-imperialism

Maverick Life

Of sunken slave ships and neo-imperialism

By Rebecca Davis

Remembering the Holocaust, Remembering the end of slavery in America

World

Remembering the Holocaust, Remembering the end of slavery in America

By J Brooks Spector

The slave trade: Alive, kicking, and in a country very near you

Maverick Life

The slave trade: Alive, kicking, and in a country very near you

By Shaun Swingler

The Economist: Still not entirely sure if slavery was good or bad, after all these years

World

The Economist: Still not entirely sure if slavery was good or bad, after all these years

By J Brooks Spector

Much more than 12 Years a Slave

Maverick Life

Much more than 12 Years a Slave

By J Brooks Spector

For the sins of the fathers: Caribbean countries sue for slavery, but what could it mean for SA?

World

For the sins of the fathers: Caribbean countries sue for slavery, but what could it mean for SA?

By Rebecca Davis

The house that slavery built gets a new home in Smithsonian

Maverick Life

The house that slavery built gets a new home in Smithsonian

By J Brooks Spector

Barack Obama's slave ancestry - not what you'd expect

World

Barack Obama's slave ancestry - not what you'd expect

By J Brooks Spector