Between 1800 and 1920, the abolition of the slave trade disguised another type of slavery. The victims were classified as “Liberated Africans,” although they were not actually freed. This website is dedicated to the memory of over 700,000 enslaved people involuntarily indentured by governments claiming to bring an end to the slave trade from Africa.
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Data Analysis
29 July 2026
Another analysis of the data presented herein is peer-reviewed in “Condemned for Engaging in the Illicit Traffic: Mapping the Maritime Blockade of the African Slave Trade from a Global Perspective, 1800–1902." International Journal of Maritime History (2026), online first.
NEH Fellowship
1 January 2026
To continue research and writing on indentured Africans in global perspective.
Data Analysis
24 July 2024
A preliminary analysis of the data presented herein is peer-reviewed in “Conceptualizing ‘Liberated Africans’ and Slave Trade Abolition: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from Slavery, 1800–1920,” Past & Present (2024): 1-69.
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