Human beings by nature aren’t inherently good or evil. Therefore, human beings by nature are capable of doing great deeds or causing great destruction. The enslavement of people has been part of human history for centuries. Slavery and human bondage has taken many forms, including enslaving people as prisoners of war or due to their beliefs. The enslavement of people has been part of human history for centuries. Slavery and human bondage has taken many forms, including enslaving people as prisoners of war or due to their beliefs, but the permanent hereditary enslavement based on race later adopted in the U.S. was rare before the 15th century. On March 25th this year (2026) the UN General Assembly declared the transatlantic slave trade, “among the gravest violations of human rights in history…” The most comprehensive shipping records compiled in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database indicated that approximately 12.5 million Africans were forced on ships between 1525 and 1866. Any data scientist, economist, or statistician will tell you that data informs decisions, and the decisions historically made by the Europeans to conquer and impede on human rights is incredibly informational. The decision to conquer and impede on human rights in Africa culminated at the Berlin Conferences between November 15, 1884 - February 26, 1885. 14 countries attended the Berlin Conferences including the United States, Sweden-Norway, Spain, Russia, Portugal, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, France, Denmark, Belgium, Austria-Hungary, and The Ottoman Empire?…This conference is where their greed turned into an organized effort to stake claims on parts of Africa, harmoniously. By 1914 nearly the entire continent of Africa was under European control with only Liberia and Ethiopia maintaining independence, shoutout to y’all, especially Ethiopia. If you know, you know. 1914 is also the same year as World War 1…It wasn’t until World War 2 that Africa began to decolonize.