History: During the Atlantic slave trade (1500-1860) an estimate…

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Did you know? During the Atlantic slave trade (1500-1860) an estimated 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the Americas. About 1.8 million died en route in the overcrowded "Middle Passage". It was banned in Britain in 1807 and in the US in 1865 (after the Civil War). Brazil was the last Western country to abolish slavery (1888).

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During the Atlantic slave trade (1500-1860) an estimated 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the Americas. About 1.8 million died en route in the overcrowded "Middle Passage". It was banned in Britain in 1807 and in the US in 1865 (after the Civil War). Brazil was the last Western country to abolish slavery (1888).

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