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Damilola OlaHist306.001 Professor Blackman26th September 2017Measuring the ImmeasurableThe Atlantic Slave TradeDavid P. Henige The slave trade comprises one of the most embarrassing chapters in European history. Its cruelties are shocking to those reading about them for the first time, and its extent multiplies that horror. From the 16th until the early 19th centuries, black slaves totaling nearly 12 million were brought from Africa to the New World , against their will, and forced to perform back-breaking labor under terrible conditions. In this article , Heniges thesis statement is “Both with or without regards to the degree of that success, we can consider what the possibility might be of determining with any useful precision the impact of the trade on West Africa. I find this statement to be significant because its not subjective to one idea , it was made with the a general perspective of how the world would view the slave trade. (
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