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Activity Number of People Number Survived Number Perished

Capture, transport, and confinement in Africa

14 Million 12.2 Million 1.8 Million

Middle Passage 12.2 Million 10.4 Million 1.8 Million

1st Year of labor in the Americas 10.4 Million 8.9 Million 1.5 Million

TOTALS: 14 Million 8.9 Million 5.1 Million

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