Starting from the 16th century all the way up until the 19th century, the slave trade was an active form of commerce and highly profitable at that too. ... A religion that is quite renowned today for its mysterious and fascinating practices is the practice of Haitian Voodoo. ... Haitian voodoo was derived from western African voodoo. ... After this outbreak, masters were extremely mindful of their slaves' activities at churches and kept them from congregating in fear of insurrection. In conclusion, slaves were reluctant to convert to Christianity but after seeing all the similarities betw...

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