Transatlantic Slave Trade

+The Transatlantic Slave Trade was a brutal system that forcibly transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean, primarily to the Americas, over four centuries. Driven by the demands of European [Colonialism](/wiki/colonialism) and the desire for cheap labor, this horrific period created immense suffering and built economies on the foundation of human [Slavery](/wiki/slavery).

+## See also

+- [Slave Trade](/wiki/slave_trade)

+- [Middle Passage](/wiki/middle_passage)

+- [Abolitionism](/wiki/abolitionism)