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THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
New World
Old World
• With the “discovery” of the *New World* (the Americas) in 1492, came Europeans.
• Europe began to colonize the Americas and the need for labor could not be fulfilled by the indigenous.
• Europeans began looking at Africa for labor.
• Between 1492 and 1867, a minimum of 10 million Africans were transported to the Americas.
• The majority (95%) were sent to Brazil and the Caribbean.
• About 5% of the slaves ended up in the United States.
THE TRIANGULAR TRADE
Olaudah Equiano
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
• Slave narratives were written to describe the horrors of slavery.
• *Olaudah Equiano* and *Ayuba Suleiman* wrote about their journey and life as slaves.
• *Abolitionists* used these stories as evidence against slavery.
Olaudah Equiano
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
TO BE CONTINUED……….
THREE STAGES OF THE JOURNEY
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