tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822772794424081666.post3005290329794850037..comments2024-02-13T15:02:44.845+01:00Comments on La Cité des Vents: Slave Trade in the French ports [Black History month on MKB]La Cité des Ventshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01352608197243432219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822772794424081666.post-79122795902084103322016-02-27T14:00:15.193+01:002016-02-27T14:00:15.193+01:00Not many Africans came to stay in Nantes, but ther...Not many Africans came to stay in Nantes, but there were Africans and Creoles in France from a long time. With the slave trade in the Mediterranean sea (with the muslim countries, Portugal, etc), many Africans came to France as slaves or free men. Ambassadors were send, as rich young African men who came to study in prestigious schools / universities in Europe. Of course they were a minority. At the end of 18th century, there were around 10 000 slaves and a few thousands free men (many being soldiers).La Cité des Ventshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352608197243432219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3822772794424081666.post-361174424822538242016-02-27T03:51:50.657+01:002016-02-27T03:51:50.657+01:00This is fascinating! Growing up in the US, I mainl...This is fascinating! Growing up in the US, I mainly learned about the British/US slave trade. Is the population of Nantes today made up of many descendants of slaves, as was the case in, for example, Liverpool, where there was a lot of cultural influence?Leanna @ Alldonemonkeyhttp://alldonemonkey.comnoreply@blogger.com