Coast of Slaves

Focusing on the Danish and Norwegian roles in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, this volume delves into the organization and key participants of the trade, particularly highlighting the connection to the West Indies and sugar plantations. It examines the Danish acquisition of islands and the rise of their trade during the 1770s and 1780s, when they controlled over ten percent of the total slave trade. The narrative also addresses the decline of the trade alongside the emergence of a European consciousness that ultimately led to abolition.