Slaves for Sale

In my African Politics class, I learned that during the 16^th and the 17^th century, 4 million slaves were exported through the Indian Ocean, 4 million were exported through the Trans Saharan routes, and 10 to 15 million were exported through the Atlantic Ocean, to Europe and America. But an article from the PortCities Bistro states that there are no “complete records” of the exact number of slaves that were taken from Africa. However, the article gives the highest estimation of 100,000,000 slaves.

 The most thrilling thing about African slave trade is the slave sales and auctions. In slaves market, slaves were advertised, examined, branded, and sold together with other properties such as furniture. In the advertisements, the sellers included the physical description of the slave, the tasks that the slave could perform best such as cooking, and the price.

                                                       

                                                       

                                                              Images adopted from google.com

 Virginia University provides a series of graphics about “The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas” and after reviewing these graphics, I wondered what slave traders would say about their actions, if they were still alive. Would they be sorry, or would they be unremorseful?