https://www.youtube.com/live/W....fzUWISseXI?feature=s

https://youtube.com/live/jm4nF...._fBkiQ?si=EnSIkaIECM

In 1860: 4.5 million people of African descent lived in the United States.

Of these:  4.0 million were enslaved (89%), held by 385,000 slaveowner

 Of these:    3.6 million lived on farms and plantations (half in the Deep South).

   Of these:      1.0 million lived on plantations with 50 or more enslaved people.