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Edward Wilmot Blyden Edward Wilmot Blyden

Atlantic Slave Trade

Atlantic Slave Trade
Most slaves brought to the Americas came from the west central coast of Africa. Although slaves were transported throughout the Americas, the vast majority went to sugar plantations in the Caribbean islands and Brazil.
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Abolitionist Movement; Migration; Africa; Colonial America, Life in; Slavery; Blacks in Latin America; Latin America; Slavery in Africa; Atlantic Slave Trade; Pan-Africanism
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