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Trailblazing historian Olivette Otele is a compelling voice reshaping our understanding of the past and its impact today. African Europeans, her acclaimed book, uncovered the long and complex history of people of African descent in Europe. Now in her forthcoming book she tells the story of 15 ports ranging from Amsterdam to Bristol, and the Bight of Biafra to the Virgin Islands, each one closely associated with five centuries of exploration, slave trading and empire building. Britain’s first Black female history professor, now a professor at SOAS, is in conversation with Janina Ramirez.