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Prelude to m’zungu colonisation of Africa
"Veni, Vidi,"
“ In fact, the resistance of sub-Saharan Africans to malaria in the southern United States
and the Caribbean contributed greatly to the specific character of the Africa-sourced
slavery in those regions “
"Columbian Exchange." 39
Wikipedia
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“ The resistance of Sub-Saharan Africans to diseases that were plaguing the southern
United States contributed to the establishment of African slavery in those regions.
Specifically, Africans' resistance to malaria increased the profitability of employing
African slave labor, especially that of slaves coming from the most malaria-ridden parts
of Africa. In this paper, I first document that African slavery was largely concentrated in
the malaria infested areas of the United States. Moreover, I show that the introduction of
a virulent strain of malaria into US colonies greatly increased the share of African slaves,
but only in states where malaria could thrive. Finally, by looking at the historical prices of
African slaves, I show that enslaved individuals born in the most malaria-ridden African
regions commanded higher prices . “
“Side Effects of Immunities: the African Slave Trade” 46
Elena Esposito, European University Institute
Working Paper, (August 2015)
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