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The transatlantic slave trade forcibly moved more than 12 million Africans across the Atlantic.

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Over some four centuries, the transatlantic slave trade forcibly shipped more than 12 million Africans across the ocean — one of history's gravest crimes.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Transatlantik köle ticareti, 12 milyondan fazla Afrikalıyı zorla Atlantik'in öte yakasına taşıdı.

Yaklaşık dört yüzyıl boyunca transatlantik köle ticareti, 12 milyondan fazla Afrikalıyı zorla okyanusun ötesine taşıdı — tarihin en ağır suçlarından biri.

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The transatlantic slave trade forcibly moved more than 12 million Africans across the Atlantic.

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