This book addresses slavery’s impact on aspects that few in Eastern Africa have considered before—memory, heritage, and construction of identity. Using archaeological, historical, and ethnographic methods, this book demonstrates how descendants of enslaved people have used memory (remembering and forgetting) to construct their heritage and identity, often in an atmosphere of denial. This overdue book will not only contribute to the understanding of the East African slave trade but will be an addition to the growing scholarship on memory, heritage, and identity studies in the western Indian Ocean.