Wybrzeże Niewolnicze
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Mapa Afryki z 1670
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Mapa dawnego Wybrzeża Niewolniczego z 1914
Wybrzeże Niewolnicze (ang. Slave Coast, fr. Côte des Esclaves) – wybrzeża Zatoki Beninu (część Zatoki Gwinejskiej na Oceanie Atlantyckim) w Afryce Zachodniej[1][2]. Stanowiło ono główny teren wywozu niewolników w okresie od XVI do XIX wieku[1]. Było terenem rywalizacji między wieloma państwami, między innymi Portugalią i Francją, w której ostatecznie zwyciężyli Brytyjczycy i Holendrzy[3]. Obecnie jest to wybrzeże zachodniej Nigerii, Beninu (dawniej Dahomej) i Togo[3]. Znajdują się tu duże porty morskie: Lagos, Kotonu.
Zobacz też
Przypisy
- ↑ a b Wybrzeże Niewolnicze, [w:] Encyklopedia PWN [online] [dostęp 2017-05-20].
- ↑ Niewolnicze wybrzeże. gutenberg.czyz.org. [dostęp 2017-05-20]. (pol.).
- ↑ a b Slave Coast, [w:] Encyclopædia Britannica [online] [dostęp 2017-05-20] (ang.).
Bibliografia
- Robin Law and Kristin Mann: West Africa in the Atlantic Community: The Case of the Slave Coast. jstor.org, 1999. [dostęp 2017-05-20]. (ang.).
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The Slave Coast on a John Bartholomew & Co. map published c. 1914 (part).
The Slave Coast on a John Bartholomew & Co. map published c. 1914 (part).