Adekeye Adebajo
Biography
University of Johannesburg
Publications
The Black Atlantic’s quest for reparationsThe transatlantic slave trade remains one of the most horrific crimes in human history. Between 1450 and 1888, European imperial powers (Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark) transported 12-15 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic. This coerced labour force was instrumental to the West’s industrialisation, which was sustained by Europe’s colonial plunder of Africa’s natural resources.