The transatlantic slave trade /by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Marcia Amidon Lusted.

Harris, Duchess,

The transatlantic slave trade /by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD with Marcia Amidon Lusted. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Publishing, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits. - Slavery in America .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter one. Ship of grief -- chapter two. Africa before the slave trade -- chapter three. Europe steps in -- chapter four. Transatlantic trading -- chapter five. The middle passage -- chapter six. The amistad -- chapter seven. Ending the trade -- chapter eight. Legacy.

This book looks at the history of the global trade that took millions of Africans captive and shipped them across the Atlantic Ocean to work as slaves, and it explores the impact and legacy of that trade today. A timeline, a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index are also provided.



9781532172526


Slavery--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Slave trade--History--Juvenile literature.
Human trafficking--Juvenile literature.


Electronic Books.

E441 / .T736 2020