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The position of the church was to condemn the slavery of Christians, but slavery was regarded as an old established and necessary institution which supplied Europe with the necessary workforce. In the 16th century, African slaves had replaced almost all other ethnicities and religious enslaved groups in Europe. [ 345 ]
Slavery was prevalent in many parts of Africa [78] for many centuries before the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. An article from PBS explains the differences between African slavery and European slavery in the Americas. "It is important to distinguish between European slavery and African slavery.
Slavery in medieval Europe was widespread. Europe and North Africa were part of an interconnected trade network across the Mediterranean Sea , and this included slave trading. During the medieval period (500–1500), wartime captives were commonly forced into slavery.
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Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to engage on the issue. From the ...
Other European nations involved were Spain, Denmark–Norway, Sweden, Poland–Lithuania, Prussia, and various Italian city-states as well as traders from the United States. The enslaved Africans came mostly from the regions of Senegambia , Upper Guinea , Windward Coast , Gold Coast , Bight of Benin , Bight of Biafra , and Angola . [ 5 ]
The most historically significant triangular trade was the transatlantic slave trade which operated among Europe, Africa, and the Americas from the 16th to 19th centuries. Slave ships would leave European ports (such as Bristol and Nantes) and sail to African ports loaded with goods
Slavery in Europe may refer to: Atlantic slave trade (involving Europe) Slavery in medieval Europe; Slavery in modern Europe; Slavery in circa-WWII Europe; See also.