AFRICA AND THE SLAVE TRADE

From the 17th century until the 19th century, almost twelve million Africans were forced and taken to the Americas to be sold and used to terrible slave owners for strenuous work. In addition to affecting the governments of Africa, the slave trade also influenced governments of the slave traders’ countries. As well as the desire for prosperity, the slave trades of many countries were strongly fueled by the concept of racism. These traders developed a well-organized course, which was a big part in the shipping and selling of slaves from the African coast to the New World, called ‘The Middle Passage.’ Even after Britain abolished it in 1807, slave trading still lingered illegally for the following many years. And regardless of how inhumane it may have seemed, rationalizations for selling, controlling and beating another human being were as absurd and ridiculous as the act itself.
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