The routes and the forts
from AfroMythos: Tellings
Across the desert, over the Indian Ocean and through the castles of the Atlantic coast, millions of Africans were taken from their homes over more than a thousand years. Where it happened, how we know, and the numbers historians can actually defend. Read it with pictures and sources: https://afromythos.com/history/routes-and-forts
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