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Velekete Slave Market: The Marketplace Where African Chiefs Sold Enslaved People to European Slave Traders
The Velekete Slave Market served as a business point between African middlemen and European slave merchants and facilitated the forced migration of thousands of Africans to the Americas, where they were subjected to generations of enslavement and exploitation.
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The Untold Story of Angelo Soliman, the Enslaved African Who Was Gifted to the Imperial Governor of Sicily in 1734
Angelo Soliman was an enslaved African man who was captured from a region in present-day Nigeria and gifted to the Imperial Governor of Sicily in 1734.
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Negro Dogs: How Vicious Dogs Were Used To Track, Attack, And Capture Runaway Slaves
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The use of highly trained, strong and aggressive Dog breeds like the bloodhounds and Dogo Cubano aka 'Negro Dog' to track, attack, and capture runaway slaves was a common practice in America during the slavery era.
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John Newton: The Slave Trader Who Wrote the Beloved Hymn ‘Amazing Grace’
John Newton was an 18th-century slave trader who later became a clergyman and wrote one of the most beloved hymns of all time, "Amazing Grace.
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John Kimber: The Slaver Who Tortured an Enslaved Teenage Girl to Death for Refusing to Dance
John Kimber was a British captain in the late 18th century who gained notoriety for his brutal treatment of enslaved individuals. In particular, he was responsible for the torture and eventual death of an enslaved teenage girl.
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The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on African Slaves by White Doctors
During the days of slavery, doctors looking for Human subject research always went for black slave bodies. They were the best options for two reasons, they were easily accessible and their lives were deemed worthless.
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Zong Massacre: The Tragic Story of How 133 Enslaved Africans Were Thrown into the Atlantic for Insurance Money
In November 1781, the captain and crew of the British slave ship Zong threw 133 African slaves overboard, killing them. The reason for this act of brutality was to claim insurance money.
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Thomas Earle: The English Slave Trader Who Became the Mayor of Liverpool in 1787
Thomas Earle was a prominent slave trader in the 18th century who played a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade. Born in Liverpool in the 1750s, Earle made a fortune as a slave trader and merchant during the peak of the slave trade era.
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Seriki Williams Abass: The Former Slave Who Later Became A Renowned Slave Merchant in Yorubaland
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Seriki Williams Abass was a renowned slave merchant during the 19th century and a former paramount ruler of Badagry.
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the Enslaved Yoruba Princess Who Was Gifted to the Queen of England in 1850
Born Omoba Aina, Sarah Forbes Bonetta was an Egbado princess of the Yoruba people, who was taken to England and presented to Queen Victoria as a “gift” from the king of the Blacks to the Queen of the Whites.
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