The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was a major event in history where millions of Africans were captured by Europeans and brought over to the Americas and the Caribbean Islands. The Trans-Atlantic Slave trade was primarily focused around money and control. The Europeans saw slavery as a way to increase productivity in crop cultivation (a lucrative business at the time) while capitalizing on the forced labor of the Africans). The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade has led to years of inequality and oppression of African descendants in western society. This collection is intended to go in-depth about the dynamics of the Atlantic Slave Trade in a somewhat chronological way. These images will discuss  a variety of topics such as the rudimentary causes of the Atlantic Slave Trade, the the method(s) used to bring the enslaved Africans to the New World, and the condition of the slaves once they were brought over to the New World.