... hasn't "ended," it has just become cleverly hidden behind the façade of economic development, and it is no longer based on purported racial inequalities, as anyone who is physically capable can be placed into modern "slavery." The extent to which slavery has affected modern society goes far beyond a historical understanding that solely places it in one period of time, in one particular place, or even one particular context, rather the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade shows itself in the political, social, cultural, and ideological societal developments of the last 300 years. Central to understanding the slave trade is understanding the movement to abolish it, and the developments towards this movement, though varied in its roots and reasons, are necessary in understanding slavery's historical impact. Prominent historian Adrian Hastings claims that "the movement to end the slave trade began in Europe, not in Africa, but...Africans and African Americans played important roles ...

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