European slavers did not capture the Africans they transported themselves, but bought them from native slave traders.
They usually bought them from other Africans.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
Many tribes fought each other, so they would capture people from the other tribe and sell them into slavery. This is not something new in history. In war people have been taken and sold into slavery for centuries. The Greeks used pirates to sell slaves around the ancient world and so did the Romans.
West African slave traders typically obtained slaves through a combination of warfare, raids, and the capture of individuals from rival ethnic groups. They would often engage in conflicts to seize people or conduct raids on communities, and some traders also purchased enslaved individuals from local leaders. Additionally, individuals who were in debt or had committed crimes could be sold into slavery as a means of settling obligations or punishment. The captured or acquired individuals were then sold to European traders at coastal trading posts.
Their clothes were made of the same materials as commoners, wool or linen, or animal skins, but usually of better quality; and usually colour dyed; possibly with sewn patterns. A few medieval Europeans were able to afford silks imported form the orient; silk clothing was very expensive and usually reserved for special occasions.
They usually bought them from other Africans.
European slavers did not capture the Africans they transported themselves, but bought them from native slave traders.
European slavers did not capture the Africans they transported themselves, but bought them from native slave traders.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
Anyone, really. I've seen African Americans, Europeans, White Americans, and Asians.