Atlantic slave trade

slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean between the 16th and 19th centuries
Intangible aspect_of_history Q10701282
Atlantic slave trade
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Atlantic slave trade

Summary

Atlantic slave trade is an aspect of history[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,307 views/month, #7 of 2,974).[2]

Key Facts

  • Atlantic slave trade's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[3].
  • Atlantic slave trade is a type of slave trade[4].
  • Atlantic slave trade is a type of triangular trade[5].
  • Atlantic slave trade is part of triangular trade[6].
  • Atlantic slave trade's Commons category is recorded as Atlantic slave trade[7].
  • Atlantic slave trade's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atlantic slave trade[8].
  • Atlantic slave trade's facet of is recorded as slave trade[9].
  • Atlantic slave trade's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought[10].
  • Atlantic slave trade's has contributing factor is recorded as colonial empire[11].
  • Atlantic slave trade's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[12].
  • Atlantic slave trade's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[13].
  • Atlantic slave trade's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].
  • Atlantic slave trade's significant place is recorded as Central Africa[15].
  • Atlantic slave trade's significant place is recorded as West Africa[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Atlantic slave trade's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[3]. Recorded subclass of include slave trade[4] and triangular trade[5].

Use and Application

Atlantic slave trade is part of triangular trade[6].

Why It Matters

Atlantic slave trade ranks in the top 0.24% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,307 views/month, #7 of 2,974).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

It has been cited as an influence by racism[19], a political ideology[20].

FAQs

Who did Atlantic slave trade influence?

Atlantic slave trade has been cited as an influence by racism[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · ~2026-30368-78 · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Facet of slave trade
    Significant place Central Africa, West Africa
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Human rights, WikiProject African diaspora, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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