5. The Scale of Enslavement
Historians estimate that over one million Europeans were enslaved by Barbary pirates between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Research by historian Robert C. Davis suggests that the slave markets of Algiers and other North African cities were filled with captives from across Europe. The sheer scale of this human trafficking remains staggering, revealing the far-reaching impact of the Barbary slave trade (via The Guardian – White Slaves).
