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The Slave Trade's Hidden Numbers: Voyages and Mortality
In this episode of The Atlantic Slave Trade, Lucas and Luna dive into the stark statistics behind the centuries-long trade in human beings. They explore the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, which records over 36,000 voyages, and discuss how historians estimate the total number of Africans forcibly transported — around 12.5 million people. Lucas explains the brutal reality of 'tight packing' on slave ships, the mortality rates during the Middle Passage (averaging 12-15%, but sometimes exceeding 30%), and how conditions varied by point of origin and destination. They touch on the…
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