Museums and Atlantic Slavery

Museums and Atlantic Slavery explores how slavery, the Atlantic slave trade, and enslaved people are represented through words, visual images, artifacts, and audiovisual materials in museums in Europe and the Americas.

Autorentext

Ana Lucia Araujo is Professor of History at Howard University in Washington DC, USA.

Klappentext

Museums and Atlantic Slavery explores how slavery, the Atlantic slave trade, and enslaved people are represented through words, visual images, artifacts, and audiovisual materials in museums in Europe and the Americas.

Inhalt

Introduction: Representing Atlantic Slavery in the Museum; 1. Wealth and Refinement; 2. Submission and Victimization; 3. Resistance and Rebellion; 4. Achievement and Legacies; Conclusion: Persisting Legacies