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In this section, we will examine the course of slavery in America including, the origins of slavery, the justification of slavery, the factors that sustained this practice, and the events that led to the eventual demise of slavery in America.
The video Zanzibar: Slave Market provides the history of a slave port in Africa.
Learn more about the details of the Atlantic Slave Trade, which explains the origins of slavery in America.
Additional Readings:
1. What was the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?
2. Why did such a large number of captured Africans die on slave ships as they were taken to other countries to be sold into slavery?
3. How was indentured servitude different from enslavement?
4. Why did some who needed a labor force prefer to enslave Africans than have service provided through those who were indentured?