tributed to the German holocaust. For example, one organization that attempts to educate people about the African holocaust, claims that as many as 100 million Africans may have died as a result of the European slave trade ("The African Holocaust" n.p.).
The organization also notes that the legality of the trade allowed for abuses that far exceeded, in number if not in degree, those suffered by Jews during the German holocaust. For example, the organization notes that while many captives took their own lives to avoid the horrors of slavery, even more died as a result of the conditions on the slave ships and of slavery itself. In addition, governments passed laws to prevent slaves from establishing religions, family units and shared languages and cultures as a means of ensuring the continued oppression of Africans and persons of African descent ("The African Holocaust" n.p.).
In addition, Africans were enslaved into forced labor, the value for which they have never been compensated. For example, Africans were sold and traded as commodities. Slave owners also benefitted from the value of the slaves and the labor they perf
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