Slave ships: the ‘new’ world overtook the old from the early 1800s

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This infographic, made in collaboration with The Conversation, analyses where slave ships set sail for Africa between 1501 and 1875. According to figures from the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database, the 'new' world overtook the old in the early 1800s.

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Slave ships: the ‘new’ world overtook the old from the early 1800s

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