One aspect of the story needs to be repeated often.
Not all of the slaves went to the original colonies.
I believe more slaves went to Brazil than the 13 original colonies. To hear the academic left speak-slavery started in 1621 and the USA is entirely to blame for it all.
The US wasn’t even thought of yet. They were late in the game and only practiced slavery on a small scale compared to when the spainards were building new spain(Mexico) or their conquests through South America in search of silver. Most of the wrongdoings white people are blamed for can usually be traced back to the spainards.
You are correct. Many times more slaves went to Central and South American than did to North America.
Really, the descendents of slaves should be paying these European countries back for bringing their ancestors to freedom for the descendents.
—Not all of the slaves went to the original colonies.
I believe more slaves went to Brazil than the 13 original colonies. —
And a larger percentage of them died in Brazil as well as opposed to those who were enslaved in North America.