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November 5, 2015

Oceans of Misery: Remembering the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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by Paul Olson In 1787 William Wilberforce headed a parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade. 20 years later, the Slave Trade Act of 1807 was passed, effectively ending one of the darkest chapters in human history. But between the 16th and 19th centuries, an estimated 10-12 million Africans had already entered the Americas via… Read more »