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If you are referring to the American slave trade, the slave traders were mostly Dutch (Caucasian) but there were also black slave traders and slave owners. The most notable of them was a Virginian by the name of Anthony Johnson.

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Where slave sold by African slave owners?

Africans captured in intertribal warfare or raids were often sold as slaves by African slave owners to European and Arab traders along the coast. These traders then transported the enslaved Africans to the Americas or the Middle East for sale.


What did slave traders do to prevent slaves from escaping?

Slave traders often resorted to physical restraints such as chains, shackles, or handcuffs to prevent slaves from escaping. They also used intimidation, violence, and threats to instill fear and discourage slaves from attempting to run away. Additionally, slave traders sometimes branded or tattooed slaves to make it easier to identify and track them if they did escape.


How did slave traders obtain slaves?

West Africans from the central and western parts of the continent were sold by other West Africans to the western european slave traders, or the Europeans would capture them themselfes and transport them to the "new world"


How did slave traders obtain slaves to sell after the international slave trade ended?

Slave traders obtained slaves through illegal activities such as kidnapping or by exploiting vulnerable populations within countries where slavery was still practiced. They also engaged in human trafficking, particularly in regions where poverty and corruption allowed for the exploitation of individuals.


When did the slave onewers start kidnapping the slaves?

Kidnapping of African slaves by European slave traders began when the transatlantic slave trade started in the 15th century. This practice was widespread during the era of colonization in the Americas until the abolition of the slave trade in the 19th century.