Slavery

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The Slave Trade

Slavery in the United States is a subject that has been little explored and the discussion of slavery, of enslavement vs emancipation remains a contentious and divisive issue. We explore the subject with Justine Shapiro and Megan McCormick.

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Transatlantic Slave Trade (1501-1867), sold at least 12.5 million black Africans as slaves to work for white land-owners on the other side of the ocean. Of these 1.8 million died at sea. Most of the rest were worked to death within seven years in the sugar cane fields of Brazil and the Caribbean.

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