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In March 2026, the United Nations passed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. The phrasing is sweeping and unequivocal, reflecting the immense suffering associated with the Atlantic system. Yet the certainty of this claim sits uneasily with the historical record. Once we step back and examine slavery across a wider span of time and geography, the picture becomes far more complicated, and less suited to simple hierarchies. (more…)
