Atlantic Slave Trade - Animation

[tb-av]

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/t...ave_trade.html

[cinco]

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/t...ave_trade.html

Good post. Very informative as most have no idea of the disparity in slave imports of No. America vs. the Caribe/So. America.

No issue though,in the liberal mind, that it was mostly blacks selling blacks.

[Averageman]

The death rate of the slaves sent to the Islands and South America was also incredibly high for those slaves.
If you were sold in to slavery heading south was pretty much a death sentencej

[austinN4]

The death rate of the slaves sent to the Islands and South America was also incredibly high for those slaves not sent to North America.
If you were sold in to slavery heading south was pretty much a death sentence

That's why they needed so many.

[GH41]

Please don't take this the wrong way but... I suspect life as a slave in America was better than most had in Africa.

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

Please don't take this the wrong way but... I suspect life as a slave in America was better than most had in Africa.

I think Id rather have a mud hut and my freedom than a wood floor and chains.

[Averageman]

I think Id rather have a mud hut and my freedom than a wood floor and chains.

I'm not so sure about that.
I don't think there is any way to determine just how much better or worse their lives would have been in North America vs staying in Africa.
Considering the 300,000 + or - that came here have seemed to flourish in population, the numbers would say they were at least a hell of a lot better of than those sent to South America or the Islands.
I would guess it may have taken some generations to move their station in life further up the ladder, but the same could be said for any group coming here.

[GH41]

I think Id rather have a mud hut and my freedom than a wood floor and chains.

Do you have freedom now? If you don't pay your mortgage you have no place to live... If you don't pay your car payment you have no way to get around... If you don't work you have a problem buying food... YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.... YOU ARE A SLAVE!!! If I I were offered a position today that offered me a place to live, food to eat, transportation and clothes on my back in exchange for work I would take it.

[The_War_Wagon]

So Brazil and the other South American nations are making reparations WHEN?

[SteyrAUG]

Good post. Very informative as most have no idea of the disparity in slave imports of No. America vs. the Caribe/So. America.

No issue though,in the liberal mind, that it was mostly blacks selling blacks.

Even for North America it was Africans selling Africans. We didn't go enslave anyone. Africans enslaved other Africans and then sold or traded them to those who brought them to North America. There were even prominent slave traders who were African who came to North America to run the slave importation business on the receiving end. Some even attended American universities.