Johannes Postma is the author of the book entitled “The Atlantic Slave Trade” and was born in Zwagerbosch, Netherlands in 1935. He received his doctorate from Michigan State. He is now a professor at Minnesota State University and wrote “The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade.” As well as the co-edition of “Riches from Atlantic Commerce: Dutch Transatlantic trade and Shipping”. The Atlantic slave trade was the largest and longest ongoing international voyage in human history. Taking place as early as the 1440s, the slave trade provides a valuable explanation for the trade in slaves from various parts of the world. The author gives a regulation from West Africa to the Arab region along the southern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, to a lesser extent discusses the Arab slave trade in East Africa, this period profoundly economic, social, political, cultural, religious and military change. I completely agree with the way the authors attempted to explain the circumstances in which African slavery occurred in Africa through the disarray of the Middle Passage and the sale of slaves in America. A brief introduction to the slave trade dates back to 1502, when the first African slaves were taken to Hispaniola. In 1888, Brazil became the last country in the Western Hemisphere to ban slavery. For nearly 400 years in between, slavery played a major role in connecting the histories of Africa, North and South America, and Europe. Johannes Postma begins with an overview and detailed explanation of the 5 most important aspects of the Atlantic slave trade. The first was the capture of slaves and the Middle Passage, the identity of slaves and their lives after their capture, the economics of the slave trade, the fight to end slavery and the legacy of the middle of paper . .....continued to import an unlimited quantity of slaves each year. Although the slave trade became illegal, slavery remained a reality in the British colonies. The author Johannes Postma obtained most of his information from newspapers, magazines and articles as well as some personal documents, but not as much as he uses public sources. In my overall thoughts and ideas, I think the author achieved his goal in making the point that it's easy, without slaves the world wouldn't be what it is now and we should appreciate it and come together to become one. to simply intend to do something or to complain about it. In my opinion, the writer wrote the book with all the information he had, because it shows in his writing. It focuses on small events and describes them in such detail, so yes, I think the author succeeded..