Western Civilization II / Unit 4 WC2 0313 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Twelve to Fifteen Million: The Database's Count
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The idea
The anchor cites the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database: well over twelve million carried, probably nearer fifteen with a fifth undocumented, over ninety percent to the Caribbean or Brazil. The witness: some twelve million carried, ten million arriving alive, forty-two percent Caribbean, thirty-eight Brazil.
In practice
The North American mainland took a small minority.
Where people slip
Two sources, two counts; cite whose you use.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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