Columbus's approach to exploration was like a well-capitalized financial expedition and resembled a Renaissance version of Shark Tank. He pitched his idea to potential investors, seeking funds to reach Asia and establish trade channels. Initially met with doubt, the rulers of Castile eventually gave him money to secure his idea. It was a Renaissance version of a non-disclosure agreement or non-compete.
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.