In the 17th century, almost seven million slaves toiled in sugar production. The French, English, Dutch and Spanish empires all sought profits from "white gold.” Part 3 of this four-part series focuses on the brutality of the colonial powers. In the 17th century, the Atlantic became the battleground of a war for sugar. European kingdoms sought ever-greater riches. To satisfy their greed, they opened new slavery routes from Africa to the islands of the New World in the Caribbean. With the complicity of banks and insurance companies, they industrialized the slave trade, pushing the number of deportations to unprecedented levels. Almost seven million Africans were trapped in captivity, in an endless spiral of violence. Up until the abolition of slavery, humans were trafficked across immense territories. The slave trade drew its own frontiers and created its own laws in a world marked by violence and the thirst for power and profit. The history of slavery dates back to the earliest advanced, human civilizations. As early as the 7th century A.D, Africa became the epicenter of a human trafficking network that stretched across the globe. Nubian, Fulani, Mandinka, Songhai, Susu, Akan, Yoruba, Igbo, Kongo, Yao, Somali... more than twenty million Africans were deported, sold and enslaved. The scale of the trade was so immense that for a long time, it was impossible to untangle the mechanisms that drove this criminal system. Part 1: youtu.be/InQvC9c-3K8 Part 2: youtu.be/v3ppAebUW54 Part 3: youtu.be/XMB7CpjIS9s Part 4: youtu.be/yKwXuRAseIc ------------------------------------------------------------------ DW Documentary gives you knowledge beyond the headlines. Watch top documentaries from German broadcasters and international production companies. Meet intriguing people, travel to distant lands, get a look behind the complexities of daily life and build a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events. Subscribe and explore the world around you with DW Documentary. Subscribe to: DW Documentary: www.youtube.com/channel/UCW39zufHfsuGgpLviKh297Q?sub_confirmation=1# DW Documental (Spanish): www.youtube.com/dwdocumental DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو: (Arabic): www.youtube.com/dwdocarabia For more visit: www.dw.com/en/tv/docfilm/s-3610 Instagram: www.instagram.com/dwdocumentary/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/dw.stories We kindly ask viewers to read and stick to the DW netiquette policy on our channel: p.dw.com/p/MF1G

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