Steven Micheletti and Joanna Mountain present their landmark study on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Using genetic data and historical records, one can make powerful inferences about the transatlantic slave trade. Micheletti and Mountain used 50,000 research participants to detect distant relatives of those who lived during the slave trade and analyze the representation of African countries across the globe. This presentation was brought to you by 23andMe.

00:00 - Intro
00:35 - How the study began
01:35 - Study Goals
02:55 - Data Used
09:52 - Additional Historical Accounts
12:26 - Proportions of African Ancestry
14:27 - Proportions of European Ancestry
17:42 - Conclusions

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