Irish the ‘forgotten white slaves’ says expert John Martin The history of the African slave trade into the America’s is one that is well-documented as well as largely taught in American schools today. However, as John Martin of the Montreal-based Center for Research and Globalization points out in his article ‘The Irish Slave Trade - The Forgotten ‘White’ Slaves,’ it was not just Africans who were traded as slaves.
June 29, 2013 - Irish Central
Equality, Human Rights The Themes Of Obama's Africa Tour President Obama began his trip to Africa in Senegal. On Thursday, he met with Senegalese President Macky Sall and toured Goree Island. The UNESCO site was once a point for the Atlantic slave trade and today serves as a place of pilgrimage.
June 28, 2013 - NPR