SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA: PAINS OF THE PAST, NIGHTMARES OF THE PRESENT.
SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA: PAINS OF THE PAST, NIGHTMARES OF THE PRESENT. The Encarta dictionary of English defines a slave as somebody who is forced to work for somebody else for no payment and is regarded as the property of that person. Alternatively, Wikipedia provides a detailed and more comprehensive explanation of human servitude and what it generally entails - Slavery is a legally recognized system in which people were legally considered the property or chattel of another. A slave had few rights and could be bought or sold and made to work for the owner without any choice or pay. Slavery under this definition does not include other forced labour systems, such as historical forced labour by prisoners, labour camps, or other forms of un-free labour, in which labourers are not legally considered property. Slavery typically requires a shortage of labour and a surplus of land to be viable. It is important to note that the social, economic, and legal position of slaves was...
