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West African societies were transformed by the slave trade, even in
regions where few slaves were exported. While many books have been
written on the import and export trade and on warrior predation, Dr
Searing's concern is with the effects of the Atlantic slave trade
on the societies of the Senegal river valley in the eighteenth
century. He shows that the growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated
the development of slavery within West Africa. Slaves worked as
seamen in the river and coasting trades, produced surplus grain to
feed slaves in transit, and sometimes came to hold pivotal
positions in the political structure of the coastal kingdoms of
Senegambia. This local slave system had far-reaching consequences,
leading to religious protest and slave rebellions. The changes in
agricultural production fostered an ecological crisis.
The author shows how the societies of West Africa were transformed by the slave trade. The growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated the development of slavery within the region, with slaves working in the river and coasting trades or producing surplus grain to feed slaves in transit. A few held pivotal positions in the political structure of the coastal kingdoms of Senegambia. This local slave system had far-reaching consequences, leading to religious protest and slave rebellions. The changes in agricultural production fostered an ecological crisis.
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