The history of the
transatlantic slave trade has been
divided into nine themes on this website,
describing key elements in chronological order.
Understanding Slavery has focused specifically on the role the British played in this history and how slavery functioned in the Caribbean. The ninth theme Diaspora supports teaching around the impact this history had on British and Caribbean society and culture in the 20th century. It also includes some material on the North and South American elements of the history of the transatlantic slave trade.
Glossary
Historical and contemporary terms and their meanings
Use the Glossary
“In the fourth Century AD Ghana became part of what we know as the trans-Saharan network of trade, which covered the whole of West Africa”.
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