Discover the story of the enslaved Africans who were taken to work on plantations in the Americas in the horrific second leg of the transatlantic slave trade route, the Middle Passage.
Read about the French footballer's visit in museum director Richard Benjamin's latest blog post.
The International Slavery Museum explores both the historical and contemporary aspects of slavery, addressing the many legacies of the slave trade and telling stories of bravery and rebellion amongst the enslaved people. These are stories which have been largely untold.