More guides on this topic

• Reasons for the development of the slave trade
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• Factors governing relations between enslaved people and enslavers
• Implications of the slave trade for African societies
• Reasons for the success of the abolitionist campaign in 1807
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Related links

• BBC History: Africa
• BBC Ethics: Slavery
• BBC World Service: Slavery
• International Slavery Museum
• About Education: Slave Trade
• Exploring Africa: Slavery