1. Slavery and Colonization World Cultures Africa Unit

2. What is racism? Racism is prejudice or discrimination based on the belief that race is the primary factor in determining human traits and abilities. Racism includes the belief that genetic or inherited differences produce the inherent superiority or inferiority of one race over another.

3. Transatlantic Slave Trade Over the course of more than three and a half centuries, the forcible transportation in bondage of at least twelve million men, women, and children from their African homelands to the Americas changed forever the face and character of the modern world. The slave trade was brutal and horrific, and the enslavement of Africans was cruel, exploitative, and dehumanizing. Together, they represent one of the longest and most sustained assaults on the very life, integrity, and dignity of human beings in history.

4. Roots of the African Slave Trade Major groups involved – African Kings Sold for guns, ammunition, booze, etc. Myth of no such thing as “Africans selling Africans” – Associated with a rival tribe – Europeans Slave traders bought slaves for goods

5. How did it begin?

6. Mid 15 th Century

7. Why only the exterior? European traders and explorers only interacted with African coastal tribes WHY???? Interior was difficult to navigate, too many tropical illnesses (malaria) The slave trade was closely linked to the Europeans' insatiable hunger for gold, and the arrival of the Portuguese on the " Gold Coast" (Ghana) in the 1470s tapped these inland sources.

8. For the first one hundred years, captives in small numbers were transported to Europe. By the close of the fifteenth century, 10 percent of the population of Lisbon, Portugal, then one of the largest cities in Europe, was of African origin.

9. “Black” Gold for Sale!

10. Elmina Castle in Ghana Portuguese Slave Fort

11. Cape Coast Castle West Africa

12. Americas Discovered IMPACT OF TRADE 1.Introduced slavery and established a culture of slavery being ok 2.Provided labor in Americas to make them profitable 3.European countries gain political and economic advantages over other competing nations 4.Christianity is spread

13. The African Slave Trade

14. Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Different captives – Young men – Capable of doing hard manual labor – Average life span on a plantation was 5 years – Usually dead by 25 years old

15. In addition to practical matters of economics and politics, the new imperialism was motivated by cultural attitudes. European imperialists felt superior Humanity should be divided into distinct peoples and races Claimed biological differences existed between races Racist view—people of European descent superior to people of African, Asian descent Cultural Motives Europeans believed rule in Africa justified Teaching Africans “good” government Some imperialists believed actions noble, their “duty” to educate those considered inferior Referred to their influence in Africa as “the white man’s burden,” after poem by Rudyard Kipling Rule Justified Cultural Motives

16. In the 1880s, driven by economic, political and cultural motives, Europeans began to compete for additional territory in Africa. Africa, huge continent, rugged terrain; travel, control difficult 1800s, scientific advances made travel, control in Africa easier Scientific Advances Discovery of drug quinine helped Europeans protect selves against malaria Automatic machine gun created strong military advantage Protection Development of telegraphs, railroads, steamships helped Europeans overcome problems of communication, travel New Developments European Claims in Africa

20. Notice of Slave Auctions

21. Slave Auction in the Southern U. S.

22. Inspection and Sale

23. Slave Master Brands

24. Does slavery exist anywhere in the world today?

30. Select Four Articles “Argentine mom seeks daughter forced into prostitution” “The Black Market in Human Beings” “Slavery Thrives in Modern World” “Modern Slavery” “Today’s Hidden Slave Trade” “Slavery in our Times” “Abolitionists take on Slavery – Online” “Facts about Human Trafficking” “Our original sin: Slavery in America keeps taking on new guises”