slave trade africa map

drawing on extensive archival records, this digital memorial allows analysis of the ships, traders, and captives in the atlantic slave trade. the three databases below provide details of 36,000 trans-atlantic slave voyages, 10,000 intra-american ventures, names and personal information. you can read the introductory maps for a high-level guided explanation, view the timeline and chronology of the traffic, or watch the slave ship and slave trade animations to see the dispersal in action.