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The Saltwater Middle Passage: Akan Captives on the Danish Coast
Lucas and Luna trace the forgotten Danish slave trade from the Gold Coast to the Caribbean. They explore the Christiansborg Castle in present-day Ghana, where Akan-speaking captives were held before being loaded onto Danish slave ships bound for St. Thomas. Lucas explains how the Danish government monopolized the trade through the Danish West India-Guinea Company, and how King Frederik IV granted a royal charter in 1671. They discuss the brutal conditions on the Danish slave ships, including the 1702 voyage of the *Christianus Quintus*, where over 40 percent of captives died. Lucas highlights…
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