THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVERY: New Directions in Teaching and Learning

How do we break the chain of silence in teaching slavery and the slave trade? What psychological impact does studying slavery have on children? How can this impact be influenced by teaching African and African diaspora history? This volume reflects on what we teach and the way we teach in breaking the silence on the subject of slavery and its consequences. The Chattel enslavement of Africans on a global scale, the most extensive crime against humanity perpetrated in modernity, has many enduring legacies. Foremost among these is the persistent challenge of speaking, teaching, and learning about it. The sound of silence is everywhere; most disturbingly, in the classrooms of schools and academies the world over. Once again, we are indebted to Professor Paul Lovejoy, a warrior for reason and advocate for academic engagement in the search for solutions. He has joined forces with Benjamin Bowser and together they have provided us with a text, unique in its understanding and passionate in its