Some slaves from certain states were considered greater then the average slave. A state could consider their African Americans stronger or smarter and for that reason those slaves were more desirable and valuable.
West Indies and British colonies West Indies and British colonies
Lebanese
The African slaves that were transported to America were originally sold by other Africans to the merchant ships landing along the west coast of Africa.
West Africans, brought to the USA in the slave-trade
Many former slaves moved west in the 1800s. Northerner's feared freed slaves would take their jobs. They did not want to stay in the hostile South.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
Bahamian slaves descended primarily from West African tribes, such as the Igbo, Yoruba, Akan, and Mandinka. These tribes were brought to the Bahamas during the transatlantic slave trade and their cultural influences can still be seen in Bahamian society today.
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
In West African cultures, slaves were allowed to own slaves of their own, while those in the Atlantic slave trade were not.
African slaves came from the West coast of Africa - at that time there were no countries as we now know them in that area.
The slaves that West African slave traders sold to Europeans were usually captured in war.
The West African slaves.
From slave traders in central Africa.
From slave traders in central Africa.
No, history has long seen the use of slaves/servants etc... In early America the African slaves were often purchased from rival African tribes that had captured them, to this day slavery still occurs all over the world though seldom legaly.