Famous stories of racial discrimination against Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks serve as reminders that the caste system still lingers even after the 1960s. It may take time for this regressive thinking to fade, but we must recognize its connection to a bygone era. Follow us on Twitter @hardcorehistory and get merchandise at dancarlin.com.
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.