OzikoroTrade and Transformation: The Rise of the “Slave Coast”
The stretch of coastline along the Bight of Benin, encompassing parts of modern Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria earned the grim moniker the “Slave Coast” during the height of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This region was unique in its organized, centralized involvement in the trade, where powerful West African kingdoms, particularly Dahomey and the…