Slavery+in+Africa



Slavery itself has existed since the ancient times. The majority of slaves in Africa were slaves mainly because of war. Also because of famine people had to sell themselves into slavery for food. Sometimes slaves were not treated harshly but were treated like servants, and some were treated as average citezens of the society.

Information provided by //World Cultures: A global Mosaic// page 93-94, and http://sttheresaschool.org/history/images/slavery-1.jpg