1. West and Central Africa
Harlem in the Making

2. The Slave Trade Slavery in Africa existed since ancient times
Transatlantic slave trade was different
Forced to leave their own society
Shipped 1000’s of miles away
New unfamiliar culture
Looked down as inferior beings

3. Slave trade - 1870 9.5 Million slaves had been sent to America
Slave – gun cycle
Europeans gave guns for slaves
Guns were used to steal more slaves from small villages
Contributed to conflict between western African nations

4. Abolition of the Slave Trade
Britain outlawed slavery by 1807
Other nations until 1820
Britain created the West African Patrol
A naval force to prevent slave ships from travelling
Captured slaves were sent to Freetown in the colony of Sierra Leone
Liberia was founded in West Africa
Became home to American slaves
As the need for slaves dropped African nations began to grow farm products
Traded with European Nations

5. Conclusion
The slave trade was a product of…