Africa Squadron; the U.S. Navy and the slave trade, 1842-1861.1574886061 Africa Squadron The Africa Squadron was a unit of the United States Navy that operated from 1843 to 1861 to suppress the slave trade along the coast of West Africa. The squadron was an outgrowth of the 1819 treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom that was an early step in ; the U.S. Navy and the slave trade slave trade Capturing, selling, and buying of slaves. Slavery has existed throughout the world from ancient times, and trading in slaves has been equally universal. Slaves were taken from the Slavs and Iranians from antiquity to the 19th century, from the sub-Saharan , 1842-1861. Canney, Donald L. Potomac Books, Inc. 2006 277 pages $27.50 Hardcover E449 Although the US Constitution contained provisions outlawing the slave trade in 1808, it was not until 1942 that it created an enforcement mechanism in the form of the US Navy's Africa Squadron, which began efforts to capture slave traders Noun 1. slave trader - a person engaged in slave trade slave dealer, slaver victimiser, victimizer - a person who victimizes others; "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer" white slaver - a person who forces women to become prostitutes off the coast off the west coast of Africa although by the end of its 20 year history, it only had an anemic anemic pertaining to anemia. 36 captures to show fro its efforts. Naval historian A naval historian is a student of maritime history, who specialises in the sub-discipline of naval history. References Julian Corbett, 'The Teaching of Naval and Military History,' History, New Series, vol. 1 (April 1916), pp. 12-19. John B. (Canney) narrates the history of the squadron chronologically from commander to commander examining the approaches taken towards suppressing the slave trade, issues of logistics, climate and health issues, qualities and types of vessels used, relations with the British Africa Squadron, and other topics. He confirms the judgement of W.E.B. DuBois that the squadron was an unqualified failure, but is somewhat kinder to the squadron's commanders, placing the blame for the squadron's problems much higher up the chain of command in the US Navy. Distributed in the US by Books International. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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