I've heard some say that the Arab slave trade was far larger and more damaging than the Atlantic slave trade ever was. Is this true, or a false/misleading statement to advance political ideology?

by brokensilence32
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While you wait for an answer to your question you might be interest in these previous answers regarding the slave trade conducted by Arabs and others across the Sahara and the Indian Ocean. The first notes that many claims about the Arab slave trade beong larger or more damaging rely on distortions and outright falsehoods about the Atlantic slave trade in order to make the comparison.

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