In earlier eras, people used labor-saving devices like slaves to free up time for innovation and art. Slavery was even prevalent in famous societies like ancient Athens. However, we now live in a time where slavery is universally reviled.
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.