History Of The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

What you'll learn

Slavery in Africa before the establishment of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The origin of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Growth of the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade

Growth of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Africans role on the operations of the Trade

Sources of Slave as commodities

Europeans Role on the operations of the Trade

Activities on the Abolition of the trade

Effects of the Trade

Requirements

Ability to undestand and read English language

Description

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was a trade that on Slaves of African origin. The trade was made possible by the collaboration of European merchant and African dealers. This trade activity lasted for close to three centuries. Millions of Africans were captured, sold and taken to other parts of the World. The route through which the Ships carrying these slaves followed was through the Atlantic Ocean. That is from where the name Trans-Atlantic Slave trade came from.The issue of the possible origin of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade has generated a lot debates. The major debaters to this are the Eurocentrics and the Afrocentrics. Their points though were guided by emotional attachment and blame game. This was because of the evil deeds that were witnessed in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the other earlier forms of slave trades that made some Africans to be seen as commodities.The truth remains that the blame games cannot change the hands of the clock, and that objectivity on the study will help for knowledge sharing and facts.There were high collaborations of some African individuals, groups, political entities and communities in the successful running of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The lucrative nature of the trade encouraged African participation. It will be noted that Europeans as at that period had no capacity to enter that hinterland of Africa to capture slaves.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Slavery and Slave Trade

Section 2: Slave Trade in Africa

Lecture 3 Trade in African Slaves

Lecture 4 Origin of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Section 3: Structures of the Trade

Lecture 5 Growth of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Lecture 6 Sources of Slaves

Lecture 7 Scale of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Lecture 8 Portuguese Direct Participation in the Hinterland of Africa

Lecture 9 Organisation of the Trade

Section 4: Abolition Activities

Lecture 10 Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Lecture 11 Obstacles to the Abolition of slave Trade

Lecture 12 Effects of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Anyone that has interest in History.