Rediscovered journal brings unique perspective on Atlantic slave trade

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) Many different people were involved in the machinery of the Atlantic slave trade. Among them was a German barber-surgeon who inspected African captives, tried to keep them healthy through the Middle Passage, and kept a journal. Two historians, working separately, discovered his account in a Berlin archive, joined forces to translate it into English and wrote a book that sets it in the context of its time.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news