Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date African Civilization Even before the colonial era, the state of slavery was widely spread across Africa where slaves formed the majority population in many African societies. Furthermore, slave raiding and kidnapping were common even before the start of the trans-Saharan trade. The account of Mungo Park and Koelle interview helps to understand the state of slavery as a form of bondage and servitude that existed long before the start of transatlantic trade. The two accounts of Mungo Park and the German Missionary Koelle address the African societies as nonegalitarian where there was inequality among the people. The ownership of land and...
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