The opening of a direct sea route immediately changed things for the worse, however. Once the Portuguese began trading guns for African captives of war, the slave trade became a malicious trap. If an African king refused to raid for slaves, the traders would cut off his gun supplies, making his own people defenseless against the raids of others. This system became the body for the start of a lucrative business that would remain for years to come. African slaves were, in fact well respected by other Africans than by the Europeans. Many African slaves were well clever and multi talented and just were captured in African war. African slavery was not based on race. Only in the Western Hemisphere did race become the mark of slavery: slavery heaviest chain was the color of their
The opening of a direct sea route immediately changed things for the worse, however. Once the Portuguese began trading guns for African captives of war, the slave trade became a malicious trap. If an African king refused to raid for slaves, the traders would cut off his gun supplies, making his own people defenseless against the raids of others. This system became the body for the start of a lucrative business that would remain for years to come. African slaves were, in fact well respected by other Africans than by the Europeans. Many African slaves were well clever and multi talented and just were captured in African war. African slavery was not based on race. Only in the Western Hemisphere did race become the mark of slavery: slavery heaviest chain was the color of their