What Really Happened During the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Episode 36 December 08, 2025 00:08:24
What Really Happened During the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture
What Really Happened During the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

Dec 08 2025 | 00:08:24

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Show Notes

“What Really Happened During the Transatlantic Slave Trade?” is a gripping and unfiltered deep dive into one of the most brutal and world-shaping systems in human history. Far beyond the simplified classroom version, this documentary exposes the hidden mechanics of the slave trade, the violent capture of millions across West and Central Africa, the horrific conditions inside coastal slave forts, and the terrifying Middle Passage where countless lives were lost.

This film goes inside the networks that made it all possible—European empires racing for control of the trade, African rulers and merchants navigating political and military pressures, and the colonial elites who grew wealthy from forced labor. With cinematic visuals, raw testimony, and historical evidence, this documentary reveals how a global economy was built on unimaginable suffering, and how its legacy still shapes the modern world.

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