African Slave Trade

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Who- African Slave Trade

European maritime powers (British, Portuguese, French, Dutch), coastal African rulers, and over 12 million captive Africans.

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What- African Slave Trade

The forced migration and commercial sale of human beings across the Atlantic Ocean into brutal chattel slavery.

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Where- African Slave Trade

Sourced from West and Central Africa, crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean, South America, and North America.

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When- African Slave Trade

Spanned from the early 1500s until its gradual abolition in the 19th century, peaking in the 1700s.

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Why- African Slave Trade

Driven by European capitalist empires requiring an inexhaustible, permanent labor force for highly profitable cash crop plantations.