On Tuesday evening, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa addressed international journalists, recognizing Portugal’s difficult history. Over four centuries, European traders, including those from Portugal, participated in the transatlantic slave trade. They forcibly removed at least 12.5 million Africans from their homeland. These individuals were transported under brutal conditions, sold into slavery across the Americas—predominantly […]
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