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title: The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/the-atlantic-slave-trade-what-too-few-textbooks-told-you/
date: 2014-12-30
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# The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You

Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the Atlantic slave trade — which forcibly brought more than 10 million Africans to the Americas — stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy. Anthony Hazard discusses the historical, economic and personal impact of this massive historical injustice.