DNA Reveals Surprises About Slave Trade In The Americas
- 4 years ago
Consumer genetics company 23andMe has shed some new light on the consequences of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Its new study reveals the scale at which enslaved black women were raped by their white masters.
The gene pool biases toward enslaved African women and European men signal generations of rape and sexual exploitation against enslaved women.
According to CNN, the study also covered the less-documented slave trade that occurred within the Americas.
For the most part, the DNA was consistent with historical documents. However, far more people in the Americas have Nigerian ancestry than expected.
That's most likely a reflection of the intercolonial slave trade between the British Caribbean and other parts of the Americas between 1619 and 1807.
Once enslaved Africans arrived in the Americas, many were put on new ships and transported to other regions.
Its new study reveals the scale at which enslaved black women were raped by their white masters.
The gene pool biases toward enslaved African women and European men signal generations of rape and sexual exploitation against enslaved women.
According to CNN, the study also covered the less-documented slave trade that occurred within the Americas.
For the most part, the DNA was consistent with historical documents. However, far more people in the Americas have Nigerian ancestry than expected.
That's most likely a reflection of the intercolonial slave trade between the British Caribbean and other parts of the Americas between 1619 and 1807.
Once enslaved Africans arrived in the Americas, many were put on new ships and transported to other regions.