Most people are not aware that of the 12.5 million slaves dragged off the shores of Africa, only 4% arrived in the US/colonies. The majority of the slaves went to south and central America (and the Caribbean Islands). Folks interested in these kinds of numbers would appreciate taking a look at the TransAtlantic Slave Database. It’s fantastic scholarly research available online: SlaveVoyages.org.
Here is a graph showing the destinations of slaves in the TransAtlantic Slave Trade. The Colonies/USA is in red.
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