Abstract
Britain’s Black Past, by Gretchen H. Gerzina (ed.)
Highlights
New West Indian Guide via free access book reviews of the toppling of anther Bristolian, the infamous human trafficker Edward Colston
The eighteenth century was the period when the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans was at its height, and when Britain was the world’s leading human trafficker
It is estimated that between 1701 and 1807 British ships transported 2.5 million enslaved Africans to the Americas, and the traffickers were responsible for the deaths of millions more, including those lost at sea and those killed in the course of violent kidnapping in Africa
Summary
New West Indian Guide via free access book reviews of the toppling of anther Bristolian, the infamous human trafficker Edward Colston. Britain’s Black Past is an edited collection focusing mainly on the eighteenth century and has arisen from Gretchen Gerzina’s bbc radio series of the same name, which was broadcast in 2016. The eighteenth century was the period when the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans was at its height, and when Britain was the world’s leading human trafficker.
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