{"product_id":"humans-in-shackles-an-atlantic-history-of-slavery-9780226771588","title":"Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweeping narrative history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the Americas.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, more than twelve million enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas in cramped, inhumane conditions. Many of them died on the way, and those who survived had to endure further suffering in the violent conditions that met them onshore. Covering more than three hundred years, \u003ci\u003eHumans in Shackles\u003c\/i\u003e grapples with this history by foregrounding the lived experience of enslaved people in tracing the long, complex history of slavery in the Americas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on twenty years of research, this book not only serves as a comprehensive history; it also expands that history by providing a truly transnational account that emphasizes the central role of Brazil in the Atlantic slave trade. Additionally, it is deeply informed by African history and shows how African practices and traditions survived and persisted in the Americas among communities of enslaved people. Drawing on primary sources including travel accounts, pamphlets, newspaper articles, slave narratives, and visual sources such as artworks and artifacts, Araujo illuminates the social, cultural, and religious lives of enslaved people working in plantations and urban areas, building families and cultivating affective ties, congregating and re-creating their cultures, and organizing rebellions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumans in Shackles\u003c\/i\u003e puts the lived experiences of enslaved peoples at the center of the story and investigates the heavy impact these atrocities have had on the current wealth disparity of the Americas and rampant anti-Black racism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAna Lucia Araujo\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history at Howard University in Washington, DC. She is the author or editor of fifteen books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift: How Objects of Prestige Shaped the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in publications including the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875329937682,"sku":"9780226771588","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b2899102-ad21-4498-9918-c2636234e871.jpg?v=1738285270","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/humans-in-shackles-an-atlantic-history-of-slavery-9780226771588","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}