The Merikins

Centuries after the Atlantic Triangular Slave Trade, its routes continue to be conduits of strife, bondage and freedom. The story of the Merikin people forms a part of those histories. They ... Read allCenturies after the Atlantic Triangular Slave Trade, its routes continue to be conduits of strife, bondage and freedom. The story of the Merikin people forms a part of those histories. They had been enslaved on the East Coast of North America, and rose beneath the British flag to... Read allCenturies after the Atlantic Triangular Slave Trade, its routes continue to be conduits of strife, bondage and freedom. The story of the Merikin people forms a part of those histories. They had been enslaved on the East Coast of North America, and rose beneath the British flag to fight in the War of 1812, against those who they saw as their chief oppressors, the Ameri... Read all