The "Benefits" of the Slave Trade

Authors

Scott Stabler, Grand Valley State UniversityFollow

Department

History Department

College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Date Range

2012-2013

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities

Abstract

As part of my Fulbright Grant to Ghana I studied the standards, read the texts, and interviewed teachers about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. What I found was astounding and nuanced. The standardized test question for Ghana is "Who benefitted more from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Europeans or Ghanaians?" Come learn how narrow both sides of the Atlantic are when it comes to teaching about the largest forced migration in history.

Conference Name

Joint Social Studies Conference

Conference Location

Warren, Michigan

ScholarWorks Citation

Stabler, Scott, "The "Benefits" of the Slave Trade" (2013). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 1049.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/1049