Maafa
Swahili neologism for the Atlantic Slave Trade / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maafa (Swahili for "Great disaster"), the African Holocaust, the Holocaust of Enslavement, or the Black Holocaust[1][2][3] are political neologisms popularized since 1988[4][5][6][7] to describe the history and ongoing effects of atrocities inflicted upon Black people worldwide. Of particular focus are those committed by non-Africans (specifically Europeans and Arabs in the context of the Trans-Saharan slave trade, the Indian Ocean slave trade and the Atlantic slave trade), which continue to the present day through imperialism, colonialism and other forms of oppression.[4][6][7][8][9][10]
This article is about the demographic history which is related to the enslavement of Black Africans. For the characterisation of US policies, see Black genocide.
"African Holocaust" redirects here. For the Steel Pulse album, see African Holocaust (album). For the German genocide of African peoples in Southwest Africa, see Herero and Namaqua genocide.