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How were slaves captured in africa?

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There were child slaves and large holdings of enslaved people—upward of one thousand in number—by slave traders on the edge of the Sahara. There was, however, no single form of African slavery. The coming of European sailors and traders, however, transformed the nature and direction of indigenous African slavery. read more

The Atlantic slave trade peaked in the late 18th century, when the largest number of slaves were captured on raiding expeditions into the interior of West Africa. read more

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