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The Quattro Mori monument: symbol of the trade of enslaved people and the enslavement in the Maritime Republics (Italy)
The great maritime republics, notably Genoa and Venice, were major mercantile and maritime nations that participated in the trade of...


The African courtier Tati-Desponts, on the Angolan coast, in the late 18th century
African courtier Tati-Desponts, on the Angolan coast, in the late 18th century Guy Saupin The portrait of this courtier from Malimbe...


Christianity, the Atlantic trade in enslaved African peoples, and enslavement
Christianity, the Atlantic trade in enslaved African peoples, and enslavement Guy Saupin The Christian doctrine on enslavement drew on...


Black presence in Enlightenment Europe
Black presence in Enlightenment Europe Erick Noël The Black people presence in 18th-century Europe was by no means insignificant,...


Atlantic Africa in the autobiographies of former slaves
Atlantic Africa in the autobiographies of former enslaved Guy Saupin Life in Africa and the trade of enslaved people along the African...


The Spanish trade of enslaved peoples
The Spanish trade of enslaved peoples Guy Saupin With more than a million captives shipped (8.5% of all deportations), the Spanish flag...


The Image of the “Other”: Representations of Africans and West Indians in Europe (18th-20th centuries)
The Image of the “Other”: Representations of Africans and West Indians in Europe (18th-20th centuries) Christelle Lozère Since antiquity,...


“Formation” by Beyoncé (2016). Pop culture and the social memory of enslavement
“Formation” by Beyoncé (2016). Pop culture and the social memory of enslavement Emmanuel Parent The singer Beyoncé is an international...


The challenges around the remembrance of Atlantic trade and enslavement in Europe
The challenges around the remembrance of Atlantic trade and enslavement in Europe Sébastien Ledoux The need for a public remembrance of...


Presence of African people in Portugal at the time of the trade of enslaved people
Presence of African people in Portugal at the time of the trade of enslaved people Aurora Almada e Santos The presence of African slaves...


Portrait : Ebo Boy (c.1749-?), an African Boy in Lancaster, England
Portrait: Ebo Boy (c.1749-?), an African Boy in Lancaster, England Alan Rice This entry describes an African-born boy who is held as an...


A portrait: Dodshon Foster (1730-1793), a British Slave Trader
A portrait: Dodshon Foster (1730-1793), a British Slave Trader Alan Rice This entry describes a typical British merchant who invested in...


Portugal and the invention of the Atlantic trade of enslaved people, 15-16th centuries
Portugal and the invention of the Atlantic trade of enslaved people, 15-16th centuries Aurora Almada e Santos As a result of the overseas...


Northern Europe and the Trade of Enslaved African People
Northern Europe and the trade of enslaved African peoples Éric Schnakenbourg Often overlooked in the broader history of the trade of...


Colonial Products and New Modes of Consumption
Colonial products and new modes of consumption Éric Schnakenbourg An essential part of daily life, coffee, chocolate, and tobacco were...


The genesis of the notion of race, 17th – 18th centuries (EN, FR)
The genesis of the notion of race, 17th – 18th centuries May 10 , 2023 Race is a social and historical construct based on an abstract...


The United Provinces and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (EN, FR)
The United Provinces and the Transatlantic Slave Trade April 26 , 2023 With more than 550,000 African captives embarked between 1596 and...


Cowries, the currency of trading (EN, FR)
Cowries, the currency of trading April 26 , 2023 Gildas Salaün Small shells, often called or in French archives (a deformation of the...


Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), a militant abolitionist (EN, FR)
Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), a militant abolitionist April 26 , 2023 Françoise Le Jeune Thomas Clarkson is a British abolitionist who...


The abolitionist movement (18th-19th centuries) (EN, FR)
The abolitionist movement (18th-19th centuries) April 26 , 2023 Françoise Le Jeune It was not until the end of the 18th century that the...
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