# Heritage? Nah, just hate. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 12, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heritage-nah-just-hate/793487 "2017-08-12T23:49:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 283
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heritage-nah-just-hate/793487/283 "2017-08-16T04:38:45Z")
> [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](#): > > Look, I provided numbers from The Root of all places saying that throughout the 341 years of New World slavery under 400,000 were transported to America. The 400,000 number referes to those transported to the United States. 12 million is the number transported to the U.S. plus the Caribbean islands, plus Brazil, plus several other locations. I am not sure what point you are hoping to make, but you need to get your figures correct or you will be dismissed. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heritage-nah-just-hate/793487)._