From the Transatlantic Slave Trade to Emancipation and Present Day Effects

History The transatlantic slave trade, also known as chattel slavery or the triangle of trade, took place for roughly 300 years between the early 1500s until abolition in the British empire in 1838 and in the United States in 1865. Africans were taken from the west coast of the continent, and forcibly placed on slave…

ByZoe David-DelvesApril 28, 20240Comments

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On Reparations

The case of reparations has been argued back and forth since the abolition of slavery in the New World. The idea is not as far-fetched as some may make it seem. Immediately after slavery was abolished in the colonies, slave owners were given compensation by their respective governments for ‘loss of property’. In Britain a…

ByZoe David-DelvesApril 28, 20240Comments

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Zoë David-Delves (Racial Equity Action Leader)

I am a scholar, activist and practitioner in the fields of gender, race and sexuality equity and advocacy. I hold a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and a master’s degree from the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. Over the past ten years, my professional…

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