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Central Africa, Atlantic Slave Trade,19th Century

Slavery was common along the Upper Congo River, and in the second half of the 18th century the region became a major source of slaves for the Atlantic Slave Trade, when high slave prices on the coast made long-distance slave trading profitable. When the Atlantic trade came to an end, the prices of slaves dropped dramatically, and the regional slave trade grew, dominated by Bobangi traders. Africa Illustrated by William. R. Smith, 1889 cropped and cleaned).

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Central Africa, Atlantic Slave Trade,19th Century

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Slavery was common along the Upper Congo River, and in the second half of the 18th century the region became a major source of slaves for the Atlantic Slave Trade, when high slave prices on the coast made long-distance slave trading profitable. When the Atlantic trade came to an end, the prices of slaves dropped dramatically, and the regional slave trade grew, dominated by Bobangi traders. Africa Illustrated by William. R. Smith, 1889 cropped and cleaned).

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Keywords:

1889 • 19TH CENTURY • AFRICA • AFRICAN CONTINENT • AFRICAN • ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE • BW • COLONIAL AFRICA • CONGO RIVER • CONGO • HISTORY • INFAMOUS • NATIVE AFRICAN • SLAVE • SLAVERY • TRADITIONAL • TRIBE • WOMAN • ZAIRE