The transatlantic enslavement forcibly transported over 12 million Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. Used primarily for labor on sugar, tobacco, and cotton plantations, this system generated immense wealth for European colonial powers and merchants. Enslaved people endured horrific conditions, while plantation owners and traders reaped the economic benefits, shaping global trade and racial hierarchies.
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