Captive Passage

The Transatlantic Slave Trade And The Making Of The Americas

BY THE MARINERS MUSEUM

Brief Description:
Eight essays and 160 color illustrations of artifacts and_period artwork, examining the complex causes and legacies of the 400-year Atlantic slave trade. The book considers slavery's social and economic basis, why many African leaders facilitated the slave trade, and how enslaved African Americans forged their own cultures, which left indelible imprints on the Americas. The book also explores the impact of the harrowing Middle Passage of the crossing itself, the history of the abolitionist movement, and the struggle for justice. Very readable, new ways to see the institution of slavery. Was $21.95.

Smithsonian Institution 2002 208 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)