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For all of the outsized touristy glitz that has come to define Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas is actually a prime destination for history lovers keen on exploring African roots and the legacy of slavery in the West Indies.

La Savane des Esclaves in Martinique is an incredibly moving place, made more special by the amazing man with the passion to make it happen.

In one very special corner of the Caribbean the use of machetes extends to art; an ancient martial art some 225 years old called Tire Machèt.

In some parts of the Caribbean, the stains of slavery are as evident as they were hundreds of years ago. The slave walls of St. Martin are an example.

Raw, decrepit, and as unfit for habitation as it always has been, the Macoucherie slave house is a reminder of the vagaries of slavery.

Bonaire rarely springs to mind when one thinks of Caribbean islands with deep ties to slavery, which makes these slave huts all the more curious.

The Pompey Statue Exuma honors the very first substantial victory for enslaved Africans in The Bahamas against their masters.

If you love history the way I do, learn more about cowrie shells at the Curacao Maritime Museum next time you're in Willemstad.

Unlike Sugar Mills found extensively throughout the Caribbean, Saint Croix's Plantation Watch Houses are rare.