The Conversation Africa·66d ago
The article discusses the history of Appolonia, an African kingdom that resisted the transatlantic slave trade, which was a complex and highly commercialized global enterprise from the 16th to the 19th century. It highlights that the events of this period cannot be simplified into a narrative of just perpetrators and victims, as over 12.5 million Africans were dehumanized and commodified, while also noting the limitations faced by Europeans in terms of geographical knowledge and immunity to diseases.