that continent in less than 500 years? Some scholars believe it may be as large a number as 20 million.1

I would like to pose a few questions and attempt to answer them in this collection of writings and

opinions. The evidence and historical documents will show some of the economic and social impacts the

Slave Trade had on the African continent.

The first thing that needs to be established is just how many slaves were brought to the Americas. This

has proven to be quite difficult at best. There have been many scholars debate just this subject alone. As

you will see, many well known scholars have problems justifying their own estimations or guesses.

A quick study of Philip D. Curtin's work: From Guesses to Calculations: Shows his writings are a

compilation of bits-n-pieces of information from previously thought of unimportant publishing's. His sole

purpose was to try to determine a more accurate account of the number of people brought over from

what parts of Africa and to what final location. He goes on to make it clear his findings should not be

construed as being accurate or to be relied upon with any degree o

massive shortage of young women and men especially, but also the future potential of the continent was

Africa were severely underpopulated.4 Most scholars of the subject would agree there was no mention of

were brought over between 1721-1820. Eighty per cent of the total were landed during a century and a

Many specialists believe that Curtin's original estimate has to be revised upward.... It seems probable

easy to find examples showing that African people were conscious that population was in their

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