slave trade
noun
: trafficking of enslaved people
especially, in U.S. history
: the business or practice of capturing, transporting, selling, and buying enslaved African people for profit prior to the American Civil War
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The museum, formerly a wealthy estate, documents the history of the slave trade in the West and the stories of the African diaspora.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 June 2026
The compromise made acquiescing to the Southern states allowed the slave trade to continue for another two decades.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
24 June 2026
The agreement at a summit hosted in Ghana by President John Dramani Mahama and attended by the presidents of Liberia, Namibia, and Senegal comes on the heels of a UN declaration that the slave trade was a crime against humanity.
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Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
African and Caribbean leaders are demanding financial compensation, debt cancellation and formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade after adopting a sweeping reparations plan at a conference in Ghana.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 June 2026
The compromise made acquiescing to the Southern states allowed the slave trade to continue for another two decades.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
24 June 2026
The agreement at a summit hosted in Ghana by President John Dramani Mahama and attended by the presidents of Liberia, Namibia, and Senegal comes on the heels of a UN declaration that the slave trade was a crime against humanity.
—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
African and Caribbean leaders are demanding financial compensation, debt cancellation and formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade after adopting a sweeping reparations plan at a conference in Ghana.
—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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“Slave trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slave%20trade. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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