Tippu Tip: One of the most powerful and wealthy slave traders in Africa
Tippu Tip was a successful ivory and brutal slave trader whose famous expeditions saw him rise to become the leader of Arab traders in Africa. For several years, he ensured...
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Why and when did Britain abolish slavery?
The British might have been among some of the last Europeans to join in the transatlantic slave trade, but in less that 150 years, it had completely dominated the industry....
The Haitian Revolution: Origin Story, Causes, Outcome and Major Effects
Having grown tired of over three centuries of the worst form of oppression, social hierarchy and brutal enslavement, black African slaves in the prosperous French colony of Saint-Domingue began a...
Trans-Saharan Slave Trade: Origin Story, Duration, Effects, & Facts
For many millennia and centuries, Africans have endured slavery. Although the Europeans are mostly seen as the main pioneers of the slave trade, this heinous activity has perhaps existed since...