a primary source description written by a slave
African slave trade was for greed of gold and trade objects. The American slave trade was based on economically standards and labor. In Africa the slaves were originally held because they owed a debt, was a prisoner of war or committed a crime. The Americans took slaves for any reason. The Africans would assimilate their slaves, where once in America slaves were stripped of everything; clothes, language, religion and identity. For fear/belief that Africans would revolt.
Some Africans were involved in the transatlantic slave trade as intermediaries who captured and enslaved people to sell to European slave traders. Additionally, some African rulers and merchants profited from the trade by selling enslaved individuals in exchange for goods and weapons.
The Atlanta slave trade refers to the buying and selling of enslaved individuals in Atlanta, Georgia during the time of slavery in the United States. Atlanta served as a transportation hub for the domestic slave trade, facilitating the movement of enslaved people to other parts of the South.
The Atlantic slave trade did not benefit Africans. It led to the forced removal of millions of Africans from their homes, families, and communities, resulting in immense suffering, loss of life, and disruption of societies. The slave trade primarily benefited European and American slave traders, plantation owners, and industries that were built on the exploitation of enslaved Africans.
Fellow Africans were involved in the slave trade for various reasons, including profit, political power, and as a result of intertribal conflicts. European involvement also incentivized some African leaders to participate in the trade.
In the 1930's a group went to former slaves and interviewed them about their lives as slaves. The result was a book called To Be A Slave. Get it. It is a good source on slavery from the people who lived it.
It is important to study the slave trade so that future generations can understand the cruel inhumanity that people in the past practiced on each other so that we are not tempted to return to this type of behavior.
slave trade
West Africa was most affected by the transatlantic slave trade, with countries such as Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, and Benin serving as major sources of enslaved people. Additionally, East Africa, particularly regions around the Indian Ocean, was impacted by the Arab slave trade.
Commerce and slave trade compromise
Slave families were split up and sold as part of the domestic slave trade.
the slave trade was abolished in 1807.
After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was declared illegal and later eliminated, it was replaced by legitimate trade (non-slave trade).
slaves hence the name Atlantic SLAVE trade
Slave families were split up
Slave families were split up
african slave trade was a horrible time