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The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Atlantic slave trade was not a single enterprise but a centuries-long, globe-spanning system that transformed economies, cultures, and human lives across Africa, the Americas, and Europe. This show examines the trade from its 15th-century origins under Portuguese and Spanish colonization through its peak in the 18th century and its eventual abolition in the 19th century. Lucas and Luna guide listeners through the brutal Middle Passage, the rise of plantation economies in Brazil, the…
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The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo HistoryThe 1733 St. John Slave Revolt: Denmark's Caribbean Nightmare
In 1733, the Danish island of St. John in the Virgin Islands erupted in one of the longest and most brutal slave revolts in Caribbean history. For nearly a…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Creole Rebellion: 1841 Slave Ship Mutiny and British-American Tensions
In November 1841, the American slave ship Creole was transporting 135 enslaved people from Virginia to New Orleans when Madison Washington led a daring mutiny…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The 1831 Baptist War: Jamaica's Largest Slave Rebellion
In 1831, tens of thousands of enslaved people in Jamaica rose up in what became known as the Baptist War, or the Christmas Rebellion. Led by the charismatic…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Amistad Rebellion: Mende Captives in the Atlantic
In 1839, the Spanish schooner La Amistad became the stage for one of the most remarkable slave ship rebellions in Atlantic history. Fifty-three Mende captives…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The 1712 New York Slave Revolt: Blood in the Streets
In the early hours of April 7, 1712, a group of enslaved Africans in New York City set fire to a building and ambushed white colonists who came to put it out…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Havana Slave Trade Conspiracy of 1844: La Escalera
In 1844, Cuba's sugar boom collided with a brutal wave of state terror. The Escalera conspiracy, named for the ladder used in torture, saw hundreds of…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in the Bight of Biafra: Igbo and Ibibio Captives
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the slave trade in the Bight of Biafra, focusing on the Igbo and Ibibio peoples. They discuss the role of the Aro…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in Mozambique: Portuguese and Prazeiros
This episode shifts focus to southeast Africa, where the slave trade operated on a vast scale but is less discussed than the Atlantic routes. Lucas and Luna…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in the Bight of Benin: The Kingdom of Dahomey's War Economy
This episode dives into the inner workings of the Kingdom of Dahomey, a major player in the Atlantic slave trade. Lucas and Luna explore how Dahomey…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in the Bight of Biafra: Igbo and Ibibio Captives
This episode turns to the Bight of Biafra, the second-largest source of enslaved Africans after West-Central Africa. Lucas and Luna explore the region's…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
On the Coast of Benin: The Slave Trade's Rise and Fall in Ouidah
This episode of The Atlantic Slave Trade takes you to the coast of Benin, to the port of Ouidah—once the busiest slave trading post in West Africa. Lucas and…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Maroons of Jamaica: Freedom Fighters in the Mountains
When enslaved Africans were brought to Jamaica by the Spanish and later the British, many escaped into the island's rugged interior. They became the…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Illegal Slave Trade After 1808: Smugglers and the African Squadron
Even after the U.S. and Britain banned the importation of enslaved Africans in 1808, the transatlantic slave trade continued for another half-century. This…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Clotilda and the Last Slave Ship to America
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States, which illegally smuggled 110…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Forts of the Gold Coast: Castles of No Return
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the fortified slave castles of the Gold Coast—Cape Coast Castle, Elmina Castle, and Fort Christiansborg—where millions…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Middle Passage: Inside the Atlantic Slave Trade's Horrific Journey
This episode of The Atlantic Slave Trade podcast takes you inside the Middle Passage—the brutal sea journey that carried millions of enslaved Africans to the…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The British Abolition Movement: Parliament, Petitions, and the People
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the grassroots campaign that turned British public opinion against the slave trade. They discuss the Quaker origins of…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
Cuba's Sugar Boom: The Last Wave of the Atlantic Slave Trade
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final surge of the transatlantic slave trade, driven by Cuba's booming sugar industry in the 19th century…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in the Indian Ocean: Zanzibar and the Clove Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Indian Ocean slave trade through the lens of Zanzibar's clove plantation economy. They discuss how Sultan Said…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Sengbe Pieh Mende Revolt: Sierra Leone's Liberated Africans
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the fascinating story of the Mende people of Sierra Leone and their role in the transatlantic slave trade, focusing on…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in Brazil: Gold, Sugar and Human Cost
This episode of The Atlantic Slave Trade dives into the unique and brutal history of slavery in Brazil, the largest recipient of enslaved Africans in the…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The 1823 Demerara Slave Revolt: Faith and Freedom
In August 1823, enslaved Africans on the sugar plantations of Demerara (now Guyana) rose up in one of the largest slave revolts in British colonial history…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The 1760 Jamaican Slave Revolt: Tacky's War and Its Aftermath
In Episode 15 of The Atlantic Slave Trade, Lucas and Luna explore Tacky's War, the largest slave rebellion in 18th-century British America. In 1760, an…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Ship Rebellion That Reshaped Atlantic Law
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of the slave ship Creole, whose 1841 revolt by 135 enslaved people led to a diplomatic crisis…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in the Gambia: Kunta Kinte's Homeland
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the often-overlooked role of the Gambia River in the Atlantic slave trade. From the founding of James Island and Fort…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
Dahomey's Female Warriors: The Agojie of West Africa
In this episode of The Atlantic Slave Trade, Lucas and Luna explore the extraordinary story of the Agojie, the all-female warrior corps of the Kingdom of…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Royal African Company: Monopoly and Atrocity
In Episode 11 of The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering, Lucas and Luna examine the Royal African Company, the English Crown-chartered…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade's Hidden Numbers: Voyages and Mortality
In this episode of The Atlantic Slave Trade, Lucas and Luna dive into the stark statistics behind the centuries-long trade in human beings. They explore the…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Stono Rebellion: Carolina's Slave Revolt
In September 1739, a group of enslaved Africans led by a man named Jemmy marched along the Stono River in South Carolina, gathering recruits and burning…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in Luanda: Angola's Fortified Factory
In this episode, Lucas and Luna turn their focus to Portuguese Angola, the single largest source of enslaved people for the Atlantic trade. They start at…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
Slave Trade in the Indian Ocean: Zanzibar's Dark Legacy
This episode explores the often-overlooked East African slave trade centered on Zanzibar. Lucas and Luna delve into how the Omani Sultanate transformed the…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Slave Trade in East Africa: Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean
While the Atlantic slave trade is well-known, East Africa's slave trade was equally devastating and lasted well into the late 19th century. This episode…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
Maroon Communities and the African Resistance to Slavery
While the brutality of the transatlantic slave trade is well-known, the story of those who fought back—and built new lives in defiance—is less often told. In…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
Zong Massacre Legal Case and Abolition
In 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered 132 enslaved Africans thrown overboard to claim insurance. This episode explores the Zong massacre, the…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Amistad Rebellion: Africans Who Won Their Freedom in Court
In 1839, fifty-three Africans aboard the Cuban schooner La Amistad rose up, killed the captain, and demanded to be sailed back to Africa. Instead, they were…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Haitian Revolution: Slaves Who Defeated Three Empires
In 1791, the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue rose up in a rebellion that would become the only successful slave revolt in history. This episode traces the…
- The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering — Fexingo History
The Atlantic Slave Trade: Empire Built on Human Suffering
In this pilot episode, Lucas and Luna open with a vivid scene: August 1619, Point Comfort, Virginia, where "twenty and odd" Africans are forcibly disembarked…