Oluale Kossola, the Last Survivor of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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(08-25-2019 08:16 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  “Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam,” painted by John Greenwood, circa 1752-58.

The slave trade provided political power, social standing and wealth for the church, European nation-states, New World colonies and individuals. This portrait by John Greenwood connects slavery and privilege through the image of a group of Rhode Island sea captains and merchants drinking at a tavern in the Dutch colony of Surinam, a hub of trade. These men made money by trading the commodities produced by slavery globally — among the North American colonies, the Caribbean and South America — allowing them to secure political positions and determine the fate of the nation. The men depicted here include the future governors Nicholas Cooke and Joseph Wanton; Esek Hopkins, a future commander in chief of the Continental Navy; and Stephen Hopkins, who would eventually become one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

(Source: NYTimes Magazine and Sunday Newspaper 8/25/2019 - MAGAZINE
A Brief History of Slavery That You Didn't Learn in School
By MARY ELLIOTT and JAZMINE HUGHES)

Would love to read this article, but the Times won't let me in. Is anyone able to supply a working link to it?

P.S. Glad to see that the enrichment of coffers in New England related to slave trade is mentioned...