Can anyone give me a reliable estimate on how many Africans were brought
into what became the U.S., as well as a citation.  Or refer me to a
authoritative source?  Ditto with Virginia alone? I thought I had a handle
on this at 2.3 million for all the colonies and first few years of the U.S.,
but have recently been told this is not correct.  Many thanks.

-- Stephan

 on 2/18/02 9:55 AM, Diana Bennett at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Dear Listers:
>
> Recently I read on this list a mention of the difference between slavery
> in Africa and slavery in America. Could someone refresh my memory.
>
> And a clarification on slaves that were taken by the conquering nearby
> tribe and those slaves sold to People (? Arabs) who took them to the
> coast (?by Portuguese) to ship them to other points.
>
> ??Also Liberia. When was the deportation of Blacks to Liberia first
> addressed - and when was the first shipment?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Diana Kercheval Bennett
>
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