This book contributes to the debate over the culpability of the Trans-Atlantic Slave from various disciplinary perspectives. The general thesis that undergirds the book is that by knowing who was predisposed to benefit the most from the trade and why, prompting them to initiate it, appropriate culpability can be assigned. This approach also allowed for a more in-depth analysis of the issue from many disciplines, making it the first of its kind. For the sake of cohesion and coherence, some of the major questions addressed by every chapter are quite similar, albeit authors were encouraged to...

We demonstrate in this book that there is not a place in the world where humans exist that Africans/Blacks have not inhabited or visited. The concept Africans/Blacks as used here refers to people whose origins can be traced to the African continent. They can therefore reside in the continent or in the Diaspora. For each country profile, we present the estimated total population, the estimated African/Black population, and a brief history of the arrival of the first Africans/Blacks to the area. This is followed by references. From the beginning of time, the term "Black people" was used as a...

In this book, we provide profiles of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States. Each institution's basic facts, alma mater, and brief history are presented. These are followed by references. There are more than 100 HBCUs in the United States today. Since their beginning in 1837, when their main responsibility was to educate freed enslaved Africans to read and write, these institutions of higher learning have evolved. Feasibly one of the greatest struggles faced by African Americans in the Unites States has been the struggle to become educated. This struggle has...