Slave Ships - Encyclopedia Virginia

Background Tobacco Wrapper Between 1500 and 1866, 12.5 million enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas, about 1.8 million of whom died on the Middle Passage of the transatlantic slave trade. In 1672, the received a monopoly over deliveries of captives to the English Caribbean islands of Barbados and Jamaica. Before outfitting its own ships, the company hired vessels at a rate of £5 to £6 per slave delivered alive to America. Read more about: Slave Ships

Transatlantic slave trade, History & Facts

Notes on the State of Virginia — Daniel Bachman

African American Heritage Trail - South Waterfront Route (stops 1

Virginia - The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Transatlantic Slave Trade Held the Darkest Secrets

Enslaved Fishermen and Mariners in Virginia - Encyclopedia Virginia

Virginia's first Africans African american history, African

Description of the Slave Ship 'Brookes'; chapter 6 of Liverpool

Transatlantic slave trade, History & Facts

Slave Trade in Virginia

What Is the Middle Passage?

Middle Passage Definition, Conditions, Significance, & Facts

First Africans in Virginia - Wikipedia

Middle Passage - Wikipedia