A vintage tall ship sails across the calm ocean at sunset, creating a picturesque maritime scene.

Europeans enslaved in Africa

Barbary pirates captured more than 1 million Europeans and sold them in North Africa.

Africa: Pirates, Slaves, and a Naval Chase

Close-up of several people's bare feet on a sandy surface, captured outdoors in natural daylight.

A wider tragedy

Across the Atlantic, in the transatlantic slave trade, 7–12 million Africans were forced to the New World.

Africa: Pirates, Slaves, and a Naval Chase

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