October 20, 2018 crparks3@gmail.com Leave a comment Slave Wrecks Project displays at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Slave ships often flew under the flag of their country of origin, showing the Atlantic slave trade was not only tolerated, but sanctioned by European participants. A record of the numbers of enslaved Africans taken aboard their respective ships versus the number who were brought to their destination alive. Major destination points for slave trips in the Americas. Tweet