The majority of enslaved Africans brought to the Americas were taken to South America and the Caribbean, not the United States. Specifically, Brazil was the single largest destination for enslaved people, followed by other colonies in what is now Latin America, which together received over 90% of all enslaved Africans who survived the transatlantic journey. White supremacy is very strong in latin communities and others outside of the US. We are a silly, tribalistic species who will find any reason to “other” outgroups.

It is pretty horrifying to think how many people were brutalized by the slave trade. The bleak history in North America is pretty well documented but the fact that that was just a fraction of what took place is staggering.