Diagram of the crammed quarters of a ship in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in 1808 AD
Il nuovo disordine mondiale / 38 – Da un impero all’altro

di Sandro Moiso Amitav Acharya, Storia e futuro dell’ordine mondiale. Perché la civiltà globale sopravvivrà [...]

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Mapping molasses

By now you’re aware that today marks 100 years since Boston’s Great Molasses Flood (or Molasses Disaster, or whatever you may call it). On January 15, 1919 a huge tank of molasses on the North End …

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Pope Leo XIV visited an Angolan shrine linked to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, acknowledging the suffering of enslaved Africans.

https://worldbriefly.news/pope-leo-xiv-visits-angola-slave-trade-shrine-acknowledges-sorrow-and-great-suff

#PopeLeoXIV #Angola #SlaveTrade

Pope Leo XIV visits Angola slave trade shrine, acknowledges 'sorrow and great suffering'

Pope Leo XIV visited a historic Angolan shrine linked to the trans-Atlantic slave trade on Sunday, acknowledging the 'sorrow and great suffering' endured by generations of Africans amid renewed scrutiny of the Catholic Church's historical role in slavery.

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Africa: UN Slave Trade Vote Sparks Reparations Hope: [Namibian] A United Nations resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity has bolstered Namibian calls for justice regarding colonial-era genocide and reparations. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSBg7W #Africa #UN #SlaveTrade #Reparations #HumanRights
Telegraph: African states are preparing a lawsuit against European countries for the slave trade

The countries of the African Union are planning to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice, demanding that a number of European countries pay reparations for the slave-owning era. “Lawyers are developing plans to appeal to the International Court of Justice with a request to rule on this issue, hoping to repeat the […]

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#BlackHistory Unveiled: From the Continent to the #Diaspora, a podcast by Swedish-Gambian journalist and author Amat Levin. It focuses on the part of world history that has received shockingly little attention.

- Transatlantic Slave Trade, Part 1: #Portugal's Exploration of #Africa and the Birth of the #SlaveTrade (Nov 15, 2023)
https://shows.acast.com/blackhistoryunveiled/episodes/transatlantic-slave-trade-part-1-portugals-exploration-of-af

- Transatlantic Slave Trade, Part 2: The Golden Age of the Slave Trade (Nov 28, 2023)
https://shows.acast.com/blackhistoryunveiled/episodes/4-transatlantic-slave-trade-part-2-the-golden-age-of-the-sla

#racism #history #europe #spain

#3: Transatlantic Slave Trade, Part 1: Portugal's Exploration of Africa and the Birth of the Slave Trade | Black History Unveiled

Africa: AU Welcomes UN Resolution Recognizing Slave Trade As Crime Against Humanity: [Ghanaian Times] The African Union Commission has welcomed a new resolution by the United Nations General Assembly recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest crimes against humanity. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRjfGK #Africa #SlaveTrade #HumanRights #CrimesAgainstHumanity #UnitedNations
United Nations declares slave trade 'gravest crime against humanity' | DW News

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Africa: UN Backs Resolution Calling Slave Trade 'Gravest Crime Against Humanity': [RFI] The UN General Assembly on Thursday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," despite opposition from the United States and abstentions from several European countries including France, Germany and Britain. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRjNvY #Africa #SlaveTrade #HumanRights #UNResolution #GravestCrime