From slavery to its abolition: story of a revolution
From slavery to its abolition: story of a revolution
The film draws a parallel – between similarities and differences – between the two eras, asking the following questions: why, after all, has nothing changed? Today, migrants ignore the dangers of travel, the warning of those who have already attempted the crossing, the political and administrative reality in the country of arrival. By continuing to spend a fortune to risk your life in the waters of the Atlantic or the Mediterranean.
Enslaved Icelander describes Horror of Ottoman Slave Market (1627) // Diary of Ólafur Egilsson
Mesure to stop slavery and the slave trade
The history of Omar Ibn Said, from West Africa to America (Charleston)
The Atlantic slave trade
In the 16th century, the slave trade decimated the African population, causing devastation and hardship, the signs of which still remain today. In the 21st, migrations from the Global South are a “voluntary” phenomenon-though a forced choice, for so many-but they bring to mind this sad and dark past. In both cases, there are people who profit from the exodus of these human beings.
Migrations in history.
The horrors of slavery.
History of slavery and travel reports.