Runaway slaves joined indigenous Khoe-San people and raided colonial farms. The rock art they left in their hideouts tells a fascinating story.
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History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered under the system, only those who profited.
In a rare series of interviews, the late Ghanaian leader spoke of how the country’s slave trade was revisited as a vehicle for economic development.
The turn towards authoritarianism, xenophobia and racism in Western democracies makes it unlikely that former Western slave-trading nations will agree to reparations in the near future.
A study of the historical records describing African slaves in Brazil yields some unexpected findings.
Black Lives Matter brings the slavery story into the present in America – but it leaves Africa stuck in the past.
It is a good time to ask how the travel and tourism industry has contributed to racism and how that can change.
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