The Slave Coast of West Africa 1550 1750 The Impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade on An African Society By Robin Law

European sources began documenting the development of trade in the “Slave Coast” region and its integration into the transatlantic slave trade around 1670. The transatlantic slave trade led to the formation of an “Atlantic community” of Africans and Europeans in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.