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. 2023 Jan 9;120(3):e2201620120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2201620120

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Fig. 1. — Distribution of abducted individuals brought into the port of Charleston, as assessed from the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database (accessed 22 March 2021) (Dataset S1). All colors correspond to regional ports of embarkation. (A) Map of Africa displaying the number of embarked individuals by regional port of embarkation, with node size proportional to the number of individuals. (B) Frequency of the total number of embarked individuals by regional port of embarkation. (C) Number of abductees, by decade, who embarked from Africa and disembarked in Charleston. The line graph represents the number of individuals who left Africa, while the bar plot represents the number of individuals who arrived in Charleston, colored proportionally by regional port of embarkation. The space between these points represents the loss of life during the Middle Passage. (D) Frequency, by decade, of individuals who disembarked in Charleston, colored by regional port of embarkation.