because it made them lots of money, and made them feel superior
Europeans decided to import African slaves as opposed to slaves from other countries, because 1) they were immune to the same diseases that were killing off so many Native Americans, 2) they were strong 3) parts of Africa already had a history of slavery, so it was easy to convince communities to turn in their enemies for money.
The aboriginal people practised slavery for perhaps thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
Slavery began to be practiced in Africa.
West African slaves could escape their bondage.
Africans. Some African leaders sold their own people into slavery as a source of income, no matter the effects on the people. a majority of them were sent to Brazil, The Caribbean Islands, and Portugal.
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Well after the African Moors made slaves of the Europeans.
Because some african weren't christians
Slavery existed in African trade long before europeans arrived
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Slavery and the slave trade in Africa continue to this day. The African slave trade existed prior to the arrival of Europeans and is known to be responsible for slavery in Northern Africa as well as for exporting millions of Africans as slaves to Middle Eastern countries as well as to Asia and the Americas. The United States of America specifically banned African (and any other form of) slavery over a century ago.
The European slave trade did not begin until the fifteenth century A.D. More than 10 million slaves were sold in Europe and the Americas over a period of about 400 years, Ancient African slaves were referred to as servants. They could marry, own property, or even own slaves of their own.
Europeans introduced African slavery
Yes, slavery has existed in various forms among African societies throughout history. Slavery in Africa was different from the transatlantic slave trade in that it was often based on issues like debt repayment, warfare, and social status, and slaves could sometimes work to purchase their freedom.
Arabs did enslave africans long before the europeans, however the europeans did bring chattell slavery to north America, where it evolved and became the peculiar institution that later begat Jim crow....
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in 1865, but more work was needed to ensure that African American citizens had equal rights. The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment gave African American men the right to vote, although the law was not upheld in all states.
The term "African Holocaust" is typically used to refer to the transatlantic slave trade that began in the 15th century. However, the history of slavery in Africa dates back much further. Slavery existed in various African societies before the arrival of Europeans and continued long after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in the 19th century.