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I thought it was general knowledge that African royalty was sold into slavery.
Check out write up of program "The African Slave Trade and the Middle Passage - part I " which was on PBS Seattle kcts9 channel.
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African royalty was not typically sold into slavery because they held positions of power and were often seen as valuable assets by European colonizers. Slavery in the transatlantic slave trade primarily targeted individuals from lower social classes who were captured or enslaved through various means, such as warfare or raids on villages.
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Who first sold africans into slavery?
african and arabic traders
Was there slavery in Egypt?
Yes there was! Many people sold their families into slavery because they did not have enough money to cater for them( Hope i helped :).
What group of people were brought to America and sold as slaves?
African American
Where were the first African slaves sold?
Jamestown Virginia
How did Joseph become an Egyptian slave?
His brothers were jealous and so they sold him into slavery
Who first sold africans into slavery?
african and arabic traders
Did African people volunteer to be sold into slavery?
No, African people did not volunteer to be sold into slavery. The transatlantic slave trade involved the forced capture, trade, and transportation of millions of Africans against their will to the Americas for forced labor. The individuals captured and sold into slavery were victims of a system that dehumanized and exploited them for economic gain.
African sold into slavery at a young age who wrote a narrative of his life?
Olaudah Equiano
Who sold people into slavery in Africa?
Competing African tribes were the main source of slaves.
Wasn't the first black man to be sold as a slave sold by another black man?
Many African Americans were sold into slavery by other Africans. Slavery was a common practice in Africa, so they sold slaves to the Europeans and took part in the slave trade.
Who was Americas first important African American poet she was born in Africa and sold into slavery as a child?
phillis wheatly
What queen of Spain is responsible for African slavery?
No queen of Spain is responsible for African slavery. Slavery has been going on for thousands of years. People were often made slaves when they lost a battle or war. Pirates as far as Ancient Rome and Greece sold slaves from many places .
Which was NOT a reason rinderpest limited African resistance to European colonization?
It increased the number of people sold into slavery. EdOptions c;
What happen to the africans when they came to Unite state?
the African people were brought to the USA in chains, so it is fair to say they were sold into slavery.
When did the New Orleans slavery end?
African's from the West African nation of Senegambia were sold into slavery around 1770 to 1780. Prior to that time Native Americans were the majority in the state.
What people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
people where not taken and just sold as slaves in America they where sold off in there own country by there own people so it was not all the white people in the slavery era.. and yes it was the African Americans.
How do you think the Africans felt when they were brought to Virginia?
The British colony of Jamestown was founded in 1607. Some twenty or so years later a Portuguese ship with African slaves came to Jamestown and sold the Africans into slavery. Most slaves had to feel dehumanized by being slaves and if they had been sold into slavery by African chiefs or Arabic slave traders they must have felt betrayed. Slavery in the Western Hemisphere was finally abolished by Brazil late in the 19th century.
