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transatlantic slave trade
The Full History of Slavery in Africa Explained
In this episode of The Breakdown, we examine the history of slavery in Africa and how it shaped the modern world. Forms of servitude existed in parts of precolonial Africa and they often followed war, debt, or punishment. As many societies absorbed captives into families and communities, the system changed when outside demand expanded slave…
