"Ways of the World" by Robert W. Strayer Chapter 13, Chapter 14 & Chapter 15
Strayer has some more interesting facts and knowledge and I
was able to get a better understanding about the Atlantic Slave Trade mentioned
in Chapter 14.
The slave
trade was responsible for the forced migration of between 12 - 15 million
people from Africa to the Western Hemisphere from the middle of the 15th
century to the end of the 19th century. The trafficking of Africans by the
major European countries happened at this time.
The
slave trade not only led to the violent transportation overseas of millions of
Africans but also to the deaths of many millions more. Many died during slave
raiding and wars in Africa, during transportation and imprisonment from Africa
to the Americas.
The kidnapping of Africans
occurred mainly in the region that now stretches from Senegal to Angola.
However, in the 19th century some enslaved Africans were also transported
across the Atlantic from parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa.
This is
horribly sad and unimaginable but I know its true. I hope we can head to a better way of life
for everyone here but I am not sure lately with how everything is going. Hoping and praying for a brighter future for
us all and my children.
-Robert
W. Strayer & Eric W. Nelson (p620-622)
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