About the Author

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles is Principal and Pro-Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. He is a distinguished University administrator, and an internationally reputed historian. He is VP of the International Task Force for the UNESCO Slave Route Project; a consultant for the UNESCO Cities for Peace Global Programme; an advisor to the UN World Culture Report; and member of Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, Science Advisory Board on sustainable development. He has published authored numerous books and articles on transatlantic slavery, popular culture and sport.

Dr. Heather D. Russell is Associate Professor of English, Florida International University, USA. Her publications include Legba's Crossing: Narratology in the African Atlantic.