00:00 Vincent Brown, author of "Tacky's Revolt," discusses the challenges of researching and empathizing with the perpetrators of historical atrocities in order to tell their stories.

04:33 The militarization of West Africa and the introduction of the slave trade across the Atlantic led to increased conflicts and larger wars, resulting in the depopulation of areas near the coast and the need to travel further inland to find enslaved captives.

09:10 The militarized slaving states of West Africa, including Dahomey and Ashante, acquired power through the acquisition of European firearms and expanded their influence and slaving networks across the region, while European colonialism in West Africa was limited to the coast due to the formidable African states and the challenging disease environment.

13:42 The story of Apongo, a young man who becomes a significant figure in the revolt, is revealed through the diary of Thomas Thistlewood, a brutal plantation overseer, and highlights the global aspect of slavery and the interconnectedness of Jamaica, America, and Great Britain during the 18th century.

18:29 Taki's revolt in 1760 is often overlooked in the context of the Seven Years War, but it is important to note that many soldiers who fought against the French in this war also participated in suppressing the revolt, including the newly reformed British Royal Marines.

23:04 The experience of enslaved Africans during the transatlantic slave trade was characterized by disorientation, depersonalization, and a high mortality rate due to disease and brutal conditions.

27:41 During the seasoning period, the survival rate for enslaved people in places like Jamaica was only 40%, and even after three years, life expectancy was only 7 to 10 years due to the high profitability of working people to death and buying new workers rather than caring for them.

32:01 During the Seven Years War, William Beckford convinced William Pitt to focus on the slave trade and the French possessions in the Caribbean, leading to the conquest of Guadalupe, Martinique, and Saint-Domingue, which was the most profitable European colony at the time. The fear of a revolt was a constant concern for slave owners, as they were heavily outnumbered by enslaved people, and they maintained control by dividing and conquering them. The British Empire considered the Caribbean to be strategically important, with three major naval stations located there.

36:38 Thomas Thistlewood kept a record of his cruel and depraved treatment of enslaved people, including branding, rape, and other forms of violence, without any sense of shame or remorse.

41:18 In the late 18th century, there was a growing awareness and revulsion in England about the brutal treatment of enslaved people in the Caribbean, similar to the revulsion felt towards the British Empire's actions in India during the Bengal famine, but before that, in the early to mid-18th century, this common brutality was not considered or thought about.