Portugal and the Curse of Cain: The Birth of the Transatlantic Slave "Trade", 1421-1441

This article investigates the role of Portugal in the birth of the transatlantic slave trade. For a long time, most explanations of this traffic by American historians divorced the so-called "Old World" slave trade from the New World slave trade. This historiography blamed Christopher Colu...

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Main Author: Ouattara, Gnimbin A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: David Publishing Company 2021
In: Cultural and religious studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Pages: 147-168
Further subjects:B Curse of Cain
B Adahu
B first transatlantic African slaves
B Portugal
B transatlantic slave trade
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