It is not certain that the European slave trade originally derived from the Arab trade. For a long time the Arab slave trade appears to have been a supplement to a much more profitable commerce in Sudanese gold and the precious, rare or exotic products of the African countries. read more
The final impact it had was the suppression of the Arab slave trade was one of the biggest justifications used by European colonialists. King Leopold of Belgium was able to carry out his private conquest and outright genocide in the Congo that killed 10 million, in large part because he proclaimed he would eradicate Arab slavery. read more
Both to the Atlantic slave trade as such and to the slavery in Africa which it induced or aggravated. One long neglected source is Lloyd’s List. It throws unexpected light on the rejection of the slave trade in the African coastal societies. read more
The Arab slave trade was the practice of slavery in the Arab world, mainly in Western Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Southeast Africa and Europe. This barter occurred chiefly between the medieval era and the early 20th century. read more