The first Article is taken from the “BBC” history site, which begins with:

“Within the space of four hundred years millions of people were forcibly taken from Africa as slaves. The majority of them went to the Americas, although many were taken to the Middle East and North Africa. Slavery had been practised all over the world for thousands of years, but never before had so many people from one continent been transport

ed to another against their will. It is hard to be precise, but around 15 million Africans in total were forcibly taken from the continent into slavery. Large scale slave trading in Africa ceased towards the end of the 19th century, but its legacy of suffering continues today” (“The Story of Africa: Slavery” BBC World Service. 17 Mar 2004.

“But yet before we can deal with any person, we are obligated to buy the king’s whole stock of slaves, at a set price…For you ought to be informed, that markets of men are kept in the same manner as those of beast with us.”

This was a major factor that must be understood, in fact, this involved also what is called by some “the whitewash”, which can be considered a by-product of the Triangle Trade of the time.

In conclusion, I believe there is still a great confusion on the issue of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, and the identity created as a result from this period is of very special importance to understand the American culture and that throughout the world. We see the creation of many prejudices through the ignorance of the common man, but this fact is not to be taken as an insult to the whole of humanity, rather as a provocation to seek a meaning of our society.

The second source I am going to analyze is an internet article written by “Melissa B. McLean”. “The transatlantic slave trade was overall prosperous however, the benefits from time to time fluctuated. According to Eric Williams, the slave trade was no more profitable than any other business. Williams, concludes that the only reason why the slavers continued in the business was due to "most of the credit mechanisms implemented by the traders and their suppliers and customers were in place before the trade fully developed." Nonetheless, the slave trade continued” (“Slavery: Africa, Europe, and Jamaica”: the Dread Library. 17 Mar 2004.

“Many things remain uncertain about the slave trade and its consequences for Africa, but the general picture of destructiveness is clear, and that destructiveness can be shown to be the logical consequence of the manner of recruitment of captives in Africa…”

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