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Seriously a fraction of the total slave trade from Africa went to the United States. The vast majority of slaves from Africa went to the Caribbean Islands and S
by ZoeZoeBee 10y ago
Seriously a fraction of the total slave trade from Africa went to the United States. The vast majority of slaves from Africa went to the Caribbean Islands and South America.
>Of the more than 10 million enslaved Africans to eventually reach the Western Hemisphere, just 388,747—less than 4 percent of the total—came to North America.
This is an excellent infographic showing the travels of the ships of the time via their shipslogs.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_history_of_american_slavery/2015/06/animated_interactive_of_the_history_of_the_atlantic_slave_trade.html http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_history_of_american_s...