Demographic Simulation - The forced migration of some ten million men, women and children, sent in chains across the Atlantic from the 16th through the
19th century, surely had a great impact on the size and structure of population on the African continent and in the diaspora. But,
because of the nearly total absence of pre-20th-century censuses, most estimates of African population were little more than wild
speculation.
This web site permits a step forward, to organized speculation, through demographic simulation. This simulation, in summarizing
available information on slave trade -- and combining it with what is known of normal human patterns of birth, death, and migration --
has made it possible to offer a coherent picture of African and diaspora population in the era of slave trade. In exploring the simulation,
you are invited to vary the demographic conditions and see their implications. First-time users should read the introductory materials (see
below) as you set up your runs. |
| African Civilizations - Brief descriptions of several ancient African Civilizations (e.g. Ghana, Mali, Songhay, the Hausa Kingdoms, etc.) |
| Political Economy - Africa - POSC 160B , Winter, 1997, Will Moore, Department of Political Science, University of California, Riverside |
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