LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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1 slave ship per week leaves Africa for 200 years
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3 slave ships leave Africa every week for 200 years.
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1 slave ship leaves Africa every day for 200 years
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2 slave ships per month leave Africa
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Detailed explanation-1: -The journey between Africa and the Americas, “The Middle Passage, ” could take four to six weeks, but the average lasted between two and three months. Chained and crowded with no room to move, Africans were forced to make the journey under terrible conditions, naked and lying in filth.
Detailed explanation-2: -For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Detailed explanation-3: -The racial wealth gap begins with slavery itself, which was a huge wealth generator for White Americans. The economic value of the 4 million slaves in 1860 was, on average, $1, 000 per person, or about $4 billion total. That was more than all the banks, railroads and factories in the U.S. were worth at the time.
Detailed explanation-4: -What does this drawing show about enslaved Africans aboard this ship? It shows how tightly they were packed, which led to a harsh and often deadly journey.