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Overview of the slave trade out of Africa (1500-1900) (i.imgur.com)
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Source: https://www.slavevoyages.org/blog/overview-slave-trade-out-africa

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[โ€“] bigFab@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Never thought about how few slaves were brought to Europe. I guess there was no that big need for workforce?

[โ€“] gencha@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Europeans left the people slaving on site and only brought over the products. They probably wanted everything to happen out of sight and not risk slaves rioting at home.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free_State