Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660
"A good addition to the historiography of the Atlantic slave trade." -Choice"Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660 is a compelling and well-researched account of the earliest days of Atlantic slavery that will reward students and academics, especially those who reject the notion that we cannot untangle the ultimate origins and cultural antecedents of the first African slaves." -John Roby, African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter"This extremely important and informative book should put to rest any conceivable effort to minimize the brutally destructive impact of the Atlantic slave trade upon Africa and Africans or to blame the victims." -Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History"...important contribution...to the history of Atlantic slavery." -Gayle K. Brunelle, H-Atlantic