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African American

Warpy

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1. Excellent representataion

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 04:02 PM

Aug 2016

Most went to the Caribbean and Brazil, lesser amounts to colonies on the northeast coast of South America and relatively little to the southern US colonies/early southern states. I'd known all this but it was great to see it in animation.

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The trans-Atlantic slave trade in a two minute animation [View all] Recursion Aug 2016 OP

Excellent representataion Warpy Aug 2016 #1

Yeah, that was what struck me first Recursion Aug 2016 #3

Wow, I'm speechless SummerSnow Aug 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #4

Yeah. The impact of 1808 was especially impressive (nt) Recursion Aug 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #6

Every time some idiot thinks that slavery just wasn't that bad, PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #7

There was an earlier period of Native American and white slavery from England... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #9

Wow I'd love to read that alternate history Recursion Aug 2016 #10

I would never be able to write that. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #12

Thank you for sharing that! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #8

Thank you for posting GeoWilliam750 Aug 2016 #11

Anyone know if there was slave trading within the western hemisphere after crossing the Atlantic? aikoaiko Aug 2016 #13

Caribbean slaves had to be replaced frequently Warpy Aug 2016 #14

I think they mostly died within a few years. (nt) Recursion Aug 2016 #15