Origins of slavery in Africa

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Introduction

For almost the entire recorded history in most communities , slavery is a prominent feature . However , slave trade in Africa left a remarkable legacy due to the large numbers of slaves that were involved and also the sufferings that the slaves were subjected to . This makes the slavery that took place in Africa to be of great significance and thus it cannot be ignored . Slavery was outstanding in Africa than in any other part of the world , many years before the transatlantic slavery

. The Lagos maritime town was the first to be used by the Portuguese as a slave market where they could be able to sell the African slaves after they were imported (Evans , Para 3

Slavery in Africa

The issue of whether slavery existed in the communities of the sub Saharan Africa before the Europeans arrived in these regions is an issue that is hotly contested between the Eurocentric and Afrocentric academics . But the controversy does not eliminate the fact that slave trade was a prominent feature in Africa . It is very evident from many historical sources that the Africans were subjected to various forms of slavery . The chattel slavery was practiced by the Europeans via the famous Trans Atlantic slave trade and the Muslims who were conducting the Trans Saharan slave trade . Years after slave trade was abolished in Africa , the vice continued as the colonial powers governing Africa continued to subject Africans to forced labor (Evans , Para 5

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