THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

New World

Old World

• With the “discovery” of the *New World* (the Americas) in 1492, came Europeans.

• Europe began to colonize the Americas and the need for labor could not be fulfilled by the indigenous.

• Europeans began looking at Africa for labor.

• Between 1492 and 1867, a minimum of 10 million Africans were transported to the Americas.

• The majority (95%) were sent to Brazil and the Caribbean.

• About 5% of the slaves ended up in the United States.

THE TRIANGULAR TRADE

Olaudah Equiano

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo

• Slave narratives were written to describe the horrors of slavery.

• *Olaudah Equiano* and *Ayuba Suleiman* wrote about their journey and life as slaves.

• *Abolitionists* used these stories as evidence against slavery.

Olaudah Equiano

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo

TO BE CONTINUED……….

THREE STAGES OF THE JOURNEY