Did multiple companies transport slaves during the Atlantic Slave Trade?

by KaleidoscopeNeat4305

What was the organization for transporting African slaves across the Atlantic? Was it carried out by private shipowners/individuals or large companies, specifically by the British? The only group that it seams easy to find about online is the Royal African Company but if there were others are there manifests with their company/owners’ names that are available? Thanks for your help

cynicaldude3

I am not an expert on this subject, but I highly recommend this book, which goes through the process of explaining the structures around the business of of the slave trade for the British (the author admits in the preface that he focused on British ships because the British were much better at documentation than the Spanish, French, or Dutch).

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