response to yusef on the numbers of the slave trade

Submitted by Auseer Bey (United States), Jul 10, 2010 at 15:39

read "100 amazing facts about the negro" by J.A. Rogers. he states that the number of "slaves" taken from "west africa" was closer to only 10 mill not 100 (ive even heard crazy talk like 200 mill). around 90% of this 10 mill went to central and south america. these people where not "slaves" but prisoners of war. read the barbary treaties of the 2 barbary wars to see who were slaves at this time (hence the word slav).

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