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'James' is a retelling of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Huck Finn’s enslaved companion Jim.

Unearth the treasures of the 17th century literature with these timeless and influential books that continue to inspire.

This Encyclopedia Britannica literature list explores eight of the most influential texts about slavery and its abolition.

Leo Balai, historicus op leeftijd, en jonkie Sosha Duysker, tv-presentator ( Klokhuis), lopen door zeventiende-eeuws Amsterdam. Balai, specialist in de Nederlandse slavernijgeschiedenis, is in 2011 gepromoveerd op Het slavenschip Leusden, dat gebouwd werd op het Amsterdamse Kattenburg en in 1718 in de monding van de Surinaamse Marowijnerivier verging, waarbij ongeveer 664 Afrikaanse gevangenen omkwamen. Grootste Nederlandse scheepsramp ooit, maar lang onbekend. Duysker is onze gids in een nieuwe tv-documentaire over een ander slavenschip, de Neptunus uit Zierikzee, dat in 1785 door een expl...

The royal spy who became the feminist answer to Shakespeare Today's best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter In 1695, theater audiences in Britain were riveted by the debut of a tale about two star-crossed lovers. After a bloody two-year war, Prince Oroonoko went to pay his respects to Imoinda, the daughter of a general who had died during the war. He brought slaves with him as a gift for the deceased general's daughter, "trophies of her father's victories." Upon meeting the charming and beautiful Imoinda, Prince Oroonoko promptly fell in love. The two were engaged to be...