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Thread #85144 Message #1576845
Posted By: pdq
05-Oct-05 - 08:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: reasons Liberals fail
Subject: RE: BS: reasons Liberals fail
The first, last and largest player in the modern slave trade was Portugal. Over 40% of Africans were moved by Portugese, mostly to Brazil.
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Trans-Atlantic imports by region
1450-1900
Region Number of slaves accounted for %
Brazil 4,000,000 35.4
Spanish Empire 2,500,000 22.1
British West Indies 2,000,000 17.7
French West Indies 1,600,000 14.1
British North America
(and United States) 500,000 4.4
Dutch West Indies 500,000 4.4
Danish West Indies 28,000 0.2
Europe (and Islands) 200,000 1.8
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Total: 11,328,000 100.0%
Here is the article:
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade