/tags/trans-atlantic-slave-trade trans-Atlantic slave trade en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Dozens of people came to honor the estimated 2 million people who died at sea during the Middle Passage — the brutal forced voyages that carried over 10 million African captives across the Atlantic. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Amara Evering /south-florida/2026-05-14/keys-underwater-memorial-to-wrecked-slave-ship-draws-pilgrims-seeking-to-connect-with-their-roots A group of Black divers recently visited the site where the British slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 326 years ago. Thu, 14 May 2026 19:18:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-05-14/keys-underwater-memorial-to-wrecked-slave-ship-draws-pilgrims-seeking-to-connect-with-their-roots Associated Press /arts-culture/2024-11-27/henrietta-marie-slave-ship-key-west A new exhibit at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum features artifacts from the Henrietta Marie and other items that help explain 245 years of history relating to the slave trade, its global implications and its impact locally in the Florida Keys. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:36:51 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-27/henrietta-marie-slave-ship-key-west Julia Cooper /commentary/2022-07-07/america-and-the-americas-need-historical-truth-about-slavery-not-racist-revisionism COMMENTARY A new U.S. push — especially in Florida — to whitewash the trans-Atlantic slave trade ranks in the same racist league with Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:57:00 GMT /commentary/2022-07-07/america-and-the-americas-need-historical-truth-about-slavery-not-racist-revisionism Tim Padgett