5 slave forts and castles in Africa that prove slavery was not a choice [Photos]

Between 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to North America, the Caribbean and South America, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. Only about 10.7 million survived the dreadful journey under bondage in slave ships.

Join Face2Face Africa as we highlight these 5 slave forts and castles that our ancestors were inhumanely chained in before being shipped to the Americas.

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