Tag Haitian Slave Rebellion

April 7, 2014
in African American Studies, American History, Health & Medicine, History, Social Science

Video: Ship of Death, A Voyage that Changed the Atlantic World

April 7, 2014
in African American Studies, American History, Health & Medicine, History, Social Science

In 1792, a ship set sail from England with the best of intentions. Its tragic journey would change the course of history forever. Historian Billy Smith uncovered a remarkable story of tragedy unleashed from misguided humanitarianism in his book Ship of Death: A Voyage that Changed the Atlantic World. The Hankey was engaged

February 27, 2014
in African American Studies, American History, History, Social Science

Abolitionism, Yellow Fever, and the Legacy of Slavery: Excerpt from Ship of Death

February 27, 2014
in African American Studies, American History, History, Social Science

In 1792, the Hankey left Britain full of abolitionists who hoped to establish a colony free of slavery in West Africa. Botched negotiations with local tribes and the failure of the colony sent the Hankey on a trip around the Atlantic with a terrible infestation of Yellow Fever. Billy Smith