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Trans Saharan Slave Trade: A Crash Course For Curious Minds
Published 2/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 2.48 GB | Duration: 1h 30m

Caravans of Commerce and Captivity: The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade in Global Context

What you'll learn

Examine the origins and development of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade from the 7th century.

Map the key trade routes, regions, and urban centers involved, and assess how Sahara Desert geography shaped trade logistics, economic exchanges.

Evaluate the roles of enslaved individuals in Saharan and Mediterranean societies, including labor, military service, and domestic roles.

Investigate the influence of Islamic legal frameworks on slavery practices and analyze cultural exchanges (language, art, religion) facilitated by the trade.

Contrast the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade with the Atlantic and Indian Ocean systems.

Assess long-term effects on African demography, state formation, and social hierarchies, including resistance strategies.

Critically engage with primary sources (Arab chronicles, oral traditions, legal documents) and historiographical debates.

Trace the trade's modern-day legacy in cultural memory, identity politics, and debates over reparations.

Reflect on ethical challenges in studying slavery, emphasizing the agency and humanity of enslaved individuals.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of understanding English

Description

Journey into the heart of one of history's most complex and overlooked systems of human bondage with Echoes in the Desert. This immersive online course unravels the story of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade, a centuries-old network that shaped empires, economies, and cultures across Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Islamic world. Through gripping narratives, rare primary sources, and cutting-edge scholarship, you'll explore how desert caravans carried not only gold and salt but also human lives-and how this trade's legacy still resonates today.What You'll Explore:· The Forgotten Routes: Trace the sprawling Saharan trade networks that connected sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa and beyond, powered by enslaved people and luxury goods.· Voices from the Sands: Recover the stories of enslaved individuals-men, women, and children-whose lives were shaped by capture, resistance, and survival.· Power and Profit: Investigate how empires like Mali, Songhai, and the Ottoman Caliphate leveraged slavery for wealth, military might, and political control.· Faith and Morality: Grapple with Islam's dual role in both justifying and regulating slavery, and how religious ethics clashed with economic interests.· Beyond the Atlantic: Compare the Trans-Saharan system to the Atlantic and Indian Ocean trades, challenging myths about slavery's geography and scale.· Legacy in the Modern World: Confront how this history influences contemporary debates about race, reparations, and cultural memory in Africa and its Diaspora.Why This Course Matters:The Trans-Saharan Slave Trade is not just a chapter of the past-it's a key to understanding globalization's dark side, resilience in the face of oppression, and the roots of today's cultural and political landscapes. By the end of this course, you'll not only grasp the trade's historical mechanics but also reflect deeply on how we remember (and forget) difficult histories.Enroll Now to retrace the caravan trails, amplify silenced voices, and confront the echoes of a trade that shaped our world.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Introduction to Trans-Saharan Trade: Geography, Networks, and Empires

Lecture 3 Origins of the Trans Saharan Slave Trade

Section 2: Structures of the Trade

Lecture 4 Economic and Social Structures of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade

Lecture 5 Enslavement and Middle Passage of the Trans- Saharan Slave Trade

Section 3: Destinations for Enslaved People and Cultural Reality

Lecture 6 Enslaved Lives in Destination Societies

Lecture 7 Cultural Exchanges

Section 4: Comparative Analysis, Decline and Abolition

Lecture 8 Decline and Abolition (19th-20th Century)

Anyone interested in History and developments in the World

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