It started some time in the 17th century :)
ivory coast
Several African leaders resisted the slave trade, notably King Affonso I of Kongo, who sought to limit the influence of Portuguese traders and protect his kingdom's interests in the 16th century. Another prominent figure was Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, who fiercely opposed the Portuguese and their slave trade practices in the 17th century. Additionally, leaders like Yaa Asantewaa of the Ashanti Empire actively fought against both colonialism and the slave trade in the late 19th century. These leaders played significant roles in advocating for the rights and autonomy of their people against external exploitation.
West African slave traders
West African slave traders
Arab Muslims and Europeans began trading these slaves.
It started some time in the 17th century :)
the slave trade
Portuguese traders accounted for 95% of the slave trade in the fifteenth century.
sugar
Kidnapping of African slaves by European slave traders began when the transatlantic slave trade started in the 15th century. This practice was widespread during the era of colonization in the Americas until the abolition of the slave trade in the 19th century.
The major growth in the Atlantic slave trade in the seventeenth century was to be driven by the expansion of New World exports to Europe.
It increased because of white people's demand. Most people today because of white guilt try to use the stock argument that "Africans sold Africans so Africans are responsible for what whites did" that's bullshit.The atlantic slave trade and any other slave trade is a DEMAND DRIVEN MARKET.
The increased use of African slave labor.
Exploration expanded the reach of the African slave trade by opening up new markets for enslaved people in the Americas. European powers sought slaves to work in their colonies, leading to an increase in demand for African captives. This demand resulted in intensified slave raids and increased the scale of the transatlantic slave trade.
Frederick Douglass was the former slave who wrote "My Bondage and My Freedom." He was an influential African American writer, abolitionist, and social reformer in the 19th century.
yes she was a slave, but not when she invented the ironing board.