In 18 93, which is 90 years, it's the 90 year anniversary of the haythan revolution. And it is also 30 years since the emancipation proclamation freed the slaves in the united states. A very elderly and not that far away from death, frederick douglas will give a speech in chicago,. There's an exhibit there that can involve haiti, and he's been a representative to hayti for the United States. The crowd applauds him when he says things about the revolution that are ober positive - but this is not an audience of black folks or white radicals. This is the power structure. Ndil think, rich, powerful, white. Black folks.
The Atlantic Slave Trade mixes centuries of human bondage with violence, economics, commerce, geo-political competition, liberty, morality, injustice, revolution, tragedy and bloody reckonings. That sounds like a lot, yet this show merely scratches the surface of this enormous subject.