Human price of Euro-American wealth
By 1750, Atlantic slave trade nears its height
Of 11 million documented slaves brought over between 1518-1850, more than 6 million were brought over after 1750
In year 1756 alone, 50 thousand slaves brought to the Caribbean & Americas
By 1780, more than 88 thousand slaves brought over each year
From Brazil, through the Caribbean, into North America, some African slaves worked as urban family domestic servants, on small farms, or as artisans or sailors, but the majority worked by the thousands on massive plantations