Essays on Slave Trade

The Free State of Jones (TFSOJ) provides the viewer with an in-depth look at the American Civil War era, as well as some periods up until the reconstruction period. The film depicts various scenes in which it is evident the people of this period both…

Fredrick Douglass was an enslaved man that fought his way to freedom, and later told his story. His iconic autobiography contains several underlinings of social theories that belong to Omi & Winant and Dubois. These theories include Racial Projects, Racial Dictatorship, the Veil and Double…

In the article, “From slavery to mass incarceration, America has separated families for centuries”, Antonio Cediel discusses how many centuries the United States has been a country that separates people from their loved ones. One can see that this country doesn’t learn from their mistakes…

In Kindred, a modern character is sent back in time. By doing this, Butler allows the character, Dana, and the readers a look into what slavery was like. This experience leads Dana to understand how human behavior is directly affected by your surroundings and the…

An innumerable amount of Africans was brought across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the Americas in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade under harsh conditions by the Europeans, only to have them work nonstop. The European peoples were such a new concept to the Africans that…

The Slave Trade expanded on a dramatic scale post eighteenth century, however there were clear benefits to many European powers and the nations of Africa itself from the fifteenth century onwards. It is also true that the benefits were felt more greatly for some during…

Dear Captain Philips, I have written to you because I wish to help you decide whether or not to continue the slave trade. You should because according to Facts on File, at your time people believed that slavery in the Americas gave a better life…

Economic Causes and Social Effects of the African Slave Trade, 1550-1800 A European need for relevancy in an increasingly global economy led to exploration and a subsequent boom in the African slave trade. The cause was an increased need for cash crops such as tobacco…