African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Anne C. Bailey

The story of the Atlantic slave trade has always been imperial, recorded and delivered through Europeans. In this path-breaking work, the story of the slave trade is told from the African perspective. African Chiefs and other Elders in Southeastern Ghana share stories that reveal that the Africans were both traders as well as victims of the trade.

Drawing on the rich oral histories passed down from generation to generation by the communities of the former Slave Coast, African Voices of the Atlantic Slave Trade also demonstrates that though Africans were not equal partners with Europeans, even their partial involvement in the slave trade had devastating consequences on their history and identity. In this watershed work, Bailey breaks the silence surrounding Africa’s role in the slave trade and presents the conflicted history told by the living voices of the descendants of slave traders and victims.

Category: History
Publication Date: 2007
Extent: 300 pages
Size: 51/2 x 81/2
ISBN 978-976-637-254-5
Binding: Paperback
Price: US $22.95