New World

A historical term referring to the Americas (North and South America) as a region newly encountered and settled by Europeans following Columbus’s voyages, particularly in the context of the Atlantic slave trade and colonial-era cultural exchange between Africa, Europe, and the indigenous Americas.

Claims that use this term

• African culture formed a shared shield against dehumanization in the New World
• African slaves carried their full cultures and consciousness into the New World
• British traders transported over 3.6 million Africans to the New World.
• Slaves’ West and Central African roots shaped New World resistance to slavery.
• The dog-headed cannibal figure predates Columbus and was projected onto the New World.
• Europe described the New World using its own preexisting categories and frameworks