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    Although, certain aspects throughout history remain constant as well, regardless of the formation of new civilizations. The period from 1492 to 1750 brought about significant trading amongst the Atlantic world, which consisted of Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas. After the establishment of the Atlantic Circuit connecting these foreign regions through trade, Europe controlled all economic aspects of exchange and gradually began to impact Africa and the…

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    www.africanholocaust.net/news_ah/vodoo.htms Jesus of Lubeck (Name of first Slave Ship to Grace the America 's.) What has come to be referred to as the Trans. Atlantic slave Trade “The Good Ship Jesus” was in fact the 700-ton ship purchased by King Henry VIII. The same person who in actually wrote the king James Version Bible. He single handily orchestrated the entire removal of African native from their homeland to the new world of the Americas. A slave is a person who is the legal property…

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    enslaved. The idea of using Africans as slaves initially came from the Kingdom of Portugal which of whom worked the indigenous peoples of their islands to death and turned to West Africa to replace them. This lead to the rise of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The Atlantic Slave Trade was an essential major economic boon for the colonies allowing plantations in the south to buy laborers to produce their cash crops, while merchants in the north bought slaves from the Kingdom of Portugal or took them…

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    Oldcastle Precast Mid-Atlantic Group is making change possible by raising donations and volunteering their time at the Allentown Rescue Mission, which aids and feeds the homeless, provides emergency shelter, and offers programs to aid the homeless transition to being productive members of society. These services provide rehabilitation and restoration for people in crisis. On October 15th, 2016, employees from Oldcastle Precast Mid-Atlantic volunteered to help prepare the dinner, assist the…

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    to thrive as a civilization. However, as the world began to populate and integrate, Africans became targeted by other civilizations. Resulting in the trans-Atlantic slave trade that extracted over millions of Africans from their home. Once, slavery had ended hundreds of years later, African origin had become a faint memory. The trans-Atlantic Slave trade caused distortion of African origin among African-Americans, because the family structure became dismantled, lack…

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    According to the Atlantic Slave Trade video, there have been centuries of contact between Europe and Africa via the Mediterranean, but the slave trade didn’t begin until the late 1400s with the Portuguese colonies in west Africa and Spanish settlement of the Americas. Due to the labor intensive upkeep with the sugar cane, tobacco and cotton plantation there was a surge in the need for slaves who can keep up with it. To meet the massive demands for the labor, the Europeans looked to Africa, thus…

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    Virgin Atlantic Airlines: Organizational Behavior Analysis Virgin Atlantic Airlines is part of the Virgin Group corporate structure founded by Sir Richard Branson. Virgin Atlantic was the first airline of the Virgin Group, but was later joined by subsidiary airlines Virgin Australia and Virgin America. Virgin Atlantic is based in London, England operating primarily in Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport, as well as Manchester Airport in Manchester, England (Branson, 2014). An organizational…

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    The Atlantic Slave Trade existed, lasting from 1518 to 1875, initiated by the Spanish. Without the aid of wealthy Africans, the slave trade wouldn’t have propelled as much as it has. However, Europeans had facilitated a significant increase of the trade with firearms technology. This allowed the slave traders to pressure African lords to trade slaves, and in return rich Africans received finished goods such as firearms. This transaction complemented each other as wealthy Africans could increase…

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    According to Porticities Bristol "The Atlantic crossing", the Middle Passage, also known as the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, is the term used for the trafficking of slaves from Africa to the new world. From 10 to 15 million Africans were kidnapped from the Western and the Southern part of Africa. According to Darlene, William and Stanley, Traders from the Americas, Caribbean, and Europe took part in this trade. Mortality rates were estimated at 15% during the Middle Passage at the sea and a…

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    The trans-Atlantic slave trade was a very important and vital part in the history of the world. This trade route was so significant that it lasted for three centuries, beginning in 1550 AD and going until 1850 AD. The slave trade was the exchange of African slaves for certain products such as tobacco, gold, and many other different objects that were crucial in the countries that were affiliated. This slave trade changed certain things about the world in many ways, and everyone was greatly…

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