Webinars

Slavery and Resistance in the Atlantic World

This webinar intends to cover a condensed overview of the history of slavery and resistance in the Atlantic World. This session aims to equip instructors with historical information, pedagogical strategies, and relevant materials to effectively teach the subject to students.

The introductory overview of the long history of slavery and resistance in the Atlantic World will touch on the following topics: the chattel slave trade, the 17th-century Caribbean sugar revolution and its consequences, slavery and the law, various roads to freedom, and cultural syncretism.

Webinar Leader

Luis Martinez-Fernandez

Teacher Advisory Council Members

Jamie Hickman Wilson, David Richard Beller, Jr.

Year

2026

Asset Type

Videos

Language

English

Usage Rights

External usage / Free For Use

NHC Copyrights

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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Subject Term

Slavery Law Slave Resistance Slave Trade Caribbean History Culture

Spatial

Europe United States of America Africa