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Slave trade
The historical practice of capturing, transporting, and selling enslaved individuals, primarily from Africa, to work on plantations in the Americas and other parts of the world.
Transatlantic slave trade
The slave trade that began in the 15th century and lasted until the 19th century, involving the capturing and transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean.
Middle Passage
The brutal journey across the Atlantic Ocean that enslaved Africans were forcibly subjected to during the transatlantic slave trade, characterized by harsh conditions, high mortality rates, and mistreatment.
Impact on Africa
The devastating effects of the slave trade on African societies, including depopulation, economic disruption, social instability, and intertribal conflicts fueled by collaboration between some African leaders and European slave traders.
Plantation economy
The economic system in European colonies where enslaved Africans were primarily used as laborers on plantations, cultivating crops like sugar, tobacco, cotton, and coffee.
Abolitionist movements
Movements that emerged over time in Europe and the Americas, advocating for the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of enslaved individuals.
Legacies of the slave trade
The lasting effects of the slave trade, including racial inequalities, systemic racism, and cultural influences in the Americas, which continue to shape societies today.