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The Slave Trade by Tom Monaghan

How and why did the transatlantic slave trade develop? What kind of life did an African captured into slavery lead? Who were the Abolitionists and why did the campaign for abolition last so long? What were the effects of slavery on post-emancipation US life? Has slavery really been abolished in the world today?

This title examines the key questions behind slavery and the slave trade, with a wide ranging survey from the ancient world to the practice of slavery today.