USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 360 years between 1500 and the end of the slave trade in the 1860s, at least 12 million Africans were forcibly taken to the Americas-then known as the “New World” to European settlers. This largest forced migration in human history relocated some 50 ethnic and linguistic groups.

Detailed explanation-2: -African Diaspora: Introduction The first wave of forced African migrations began during the Transatlantic Slave Trade (16th-19th century). Europeans captured or bought African slaves, mostly from West Africa, and brought them to Europe, and later on to South and North America.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition: AFRICAN & BLACK DIASPORA The African Diaspora is the voluntary and involuntary movement of Africans and their descendants to various parts of the world during the modern and pre-modern periods.

Detailed explanation-4: -In what ways did the African diaspora change the population of the African continent? The African Diaspora reduced the population of Africa by millions. Africans lived in fear. The slave trade ruined the culture and economies of many African villages.

Detailed explanation-5: -The African diaspora refers to the many communities of people of African descent dispersed throughout the world as a result of historic movements. The majority of African dispersal resulted from the Arab and Atlantic slave trades – the largest forced migrations in history.