How did the African participants in the Transatlantic Slave Trade enslave people and conduct slave trade? How did slavery and slave trade fit into their societies and economies? What happened to their societies and economies, as the Transatlantic Slave Trade wound down?

by edwardtaughtme
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/u/LXT130J won a prize for answering To what extent were the Dahomey a tribe of slavers, and to what extent did they fight against the institution of slavery? Were they slavers before Europeans 'showed up'? Is there room for nuance in the story of the Dahomey Amazons, or were the Dahomey the 'bad guys' of West Africa? with additional input from /u/swarthmoreburke.

Swathmoreburke and /u/commustar have previously answered a question about the Transatlantic Slave Trade compared to other slave export routes from Africa

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