The trans-Atlantic slave trade was not solely a European business but a booming business and eventual way of life for Africans as well, with Africans often capturing and selling more of their own people than the Europeans did. The image of European men delving deep into the interior of Africa to capture slaves is simply not true. ... The Europeans had a need that only African betrayal of its natives could satisfy. ... This issue goes back to the reference of African assistance, as a local shortage could have meant that Africans aiding in the slave trade had to step up their game when it came...

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In the case of the Maji Maji rebellion in German East Africa in 1905-1906 as well as the events that led up to it, it appears that African historians as well as European historians have embellished the story to some extent. ... Between 75 and 80 percent of an estimated Herero poulation of between 60 and 80 thousand were slaughtered. 4 thousand of them were put into prison camps and 2 thousand managed to escape to South Africa? ... Africans that worked the fields were forced to work all day. ... A typical wage for an African work gang was about 35 cents per day for the entire group. ... Fro...

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