S. E. Anderson (3)

This book manages to outline the enormity of the "black holocaust" (in quotes here not in mockery, but because this term may be new to many readers), and its profound impact on the descendents of slaves and the descendents of those left behind in Africa. Like an illuminated manuscript, beautiful and haunting drawings, paintings, and photographs pepper every page. You really get a lot for what you pay for with this book.

One of the most enduring and vicious acts in all of history, almost every other atrocity pales in comparison. This is the story of the depopulation of an entire continent of nations to feed the bloodthirsty rise of industrialism and capitalism (which could never have existed were it not for the surplus created by slaves).

Recommended for: all white people, especially the ones saying, "but slavery was hundreds of years ago!"… (mais)