We often forget that in addition to the West African slave trade that sent millions of slaves to the New World, there existed an East African slave trade that sent even more slaves to the Old World. Between the two slave trades, Subsahan Africa underwent a massive population loss. Slaves were shipped from the African mainland to Znzibar where they were held in brutal conditions until they were shipped to the Near East, North Africa, and other locations. There are several memorials to the slave trade in Zanzibar. This is but one of them. Another is the basement of an Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church got wealthy off the slave trade.
We often forget that in addition to the West African slave trade that sent millions of slaves to the New World, there existed an East African slave trade that sent even more slaves to the Old World. Between the two slave trades, Subsahan Africa underwent a massive population loss. Slaves were shipped from the African mainland to Znzibar where they were held in brutal conditions until they were shipped to the Near East, North Africa, and other locations. There are several memorials to the slave trade in Zanzibar. This is but one of them. Another is the basement of an Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church got wealthy off the slave trade.