2 million slaves have been taken to America. Maybe even more than we have found out.
They were called African Americans
The projected total number of slaves taken in the Triangular trade during the 1800's till the ending of slavery in America is estimated at 10 million persons.
After many natives were enslaved and died, the slave traders looked to Africa as the source of free labor.
West Africa is significant for African-American history because of the slave trade. Most slaves arriving in America were from West and Central Africa.
Technically they were, (usually) the northern states of the USA (north of the Ohio river). Yet, the Dred Scot decision by the USA Supreme Court really meant the entire USA was a slave nation prior to the Civil War. Dred Scot was a slave taken to a "free" state, and he argued for his freedom, but, the Supreme Court ruled that no matter where he was taken, Dred Scot was still a slave.
america
To be sold in America or the Caribbean
they were taken to America and the caribbean to work on plantations and etc..
They were called African Americans
Many were.
Thousands of slaves were taken from Kenya and put into the slave trade. They were taken from countries all over Africa and forced into slavery.
I am trying to write a novel about a boy from Nigeria taken as a slave. When were slaves taken from here.
Blues originated in America where Africans were made to slave on cotton fields many years ago. They were forbidden to speak and if they did then they would have gotten their tongues cut out. These people were taken from their families to slave for these people. When they were found in Africa they were sent to America over seas in rowing boats chained up.
The projected total number of slaves taken in the Triangular trade during the 1800's till the ending of slavery in America is estimated at 10 million persons.
After many natives were enslaved and died, the slave traders looked to Africa as the source of free labor.
A character in the book/movie "Roots" by Alex Haley.A slave that was taken from present day Guinne to Maryland. He is Alex Haley's relative.
The African slave trade began around 1440. European countries shipped goods to African rulers who traded for slaves to be sent to the American continent. From America, slave-produced goods such as cotton, rum and molasses were shipped to Europe, completing this slave triangle. This continued into the 1700s.