Slave trade Essay

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In Professor Johnson’s lecture, I was able to locate some of the most interesting and hidden histories of slavery. Professor Johnson of Harvard University, had a lot of answers to many of my questions as he teaches the audience from one of his books. As the lecture continues, Professor Johnson points out some of the main events that had occurred in the late 1800s in reference to Slavery. One of the many events that I found amusing, was the history of “Slave trade reopening,” the trade of slavery that Great Brittan, the strongest and most powerful country in the past, put an end to slave trade due to personal affiliations of the land. In 1808, Great Brittan and other countries agreed to close the slave trade, but the new world, America; Cuba, and Brazil were not following their agreement with Great Brittan. As known in history the two number one countries in slave trade, Cuba and Brazil, which were one of the many countries that agreed to close the slave trade, were still trading slaves, between the Americans, and other countries. By the year 1845 the Americans had agreed to Great Brittan’s decree of closing the slave trade, due to the concerns of their citizen’s on the land. Most Americans were furious with the closing of slave trade, but some such as John Laffite of New Orleans, did not care, or in other words took matters in to his hands. John L. established a crew of pirate within the time being, and started kidnapping slaves, including free black

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