African slave trade: routes, history, and lasting impact African slave trade Overview of the African slave trade, its major routes (trans‑Saharan, Indian Ocean, Atlantic), social forms, abolition, and continuing legacies including recent legal changes.
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Atlantic slave trade: history, scale, and legacy Atlantic slave trade Overview of the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans: origins, trade routes, the Middle Passage, conditions, economic role, abolition, and lasting social and cultural eff…
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Slave ship (transatlantic transport of enslaved people) Slave ship Cargo vessels adapted to carry enslaved people across the Atlantic, known for cramped, deadly conditions during the 'Middle Passage' and central to the transatlantic slave trade.
