AP African American Studies / Unit 1: Origins of the African Diaspora
1.11 Global Africans
Notes
Africans traveled and lived beyond Africa before the Atlantic slave trade: in Europe (e.g., Juan Latino, a scholar in Spain), Asia and the Mediterranean. Some served in courts and armies.
Practice
Juan Latino was:
1500s.
Before the Atlantic slave trade, Africans were already present in:
Long history of mobility.
African presence in early modern Europe shows:
Global connections.
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