African Slave Trade - A Visual Quick Study

Between 1650 and 1860, approximately 10 to 15 million people were enslaved and transported form Western Africa to the Americas.  Of those transported, roughly 2 million died at sea.

Arabic Involvement - The Trans Saharan Slave Trade

Settlement by Ethnic Group U.S.A. 1755

Distribution of enslaved African Americans in 1850

U.S. Slave Concentration 1860

Domestic Slave Trade

Between 1790 and 1860, 835,000 slaves were moved from Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

Domestic Slave Escape Routes 

 The "Underground Railroad"

Further Info (Articles)

Facts About the Slave Trade >
How Slavery Expanded Across the United States >
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