The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Early Modern World History

By Professor Gad Heuman. Produced by Simon Brown, published 12th August 2015

The Rise and Fall of Slavery

In this podcast Professor Gad Heuman of the University of Warwick examines the origins of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the triangular trade, race, slave society and the changing interpretations of the abolition of the slave trade.

(See also podcast The business of slavery: Economic history in the classroom from the HA's Britain and Transatlantic Slavery Teacher Fellowship 2019)

1. The Origins of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
2. The Triangular Trade.
3. Race and Slave Society.
4. The Abolition of the Slave Trade: changing interpretations.


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