The purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was to put some order in the chaos of the colonization of Africa. It divided the continent up into specific areas for colonization.
they saw slavery as a sign of privilege
1000 per year
At its peak, nearly 1,000 enslaved people per year escaped from slave-holding states using the Underground Railroad – more than 5,000 court cases for escaped enslaved were recorded
