slave trade
noun
: trafficking of enslaved people
especially, in U.S. history
: the business or practice of capturing, transporting, selling, and buying enslaved African people for profit prior to the American Civil War
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That means malaria wasn’t spread by the creation of towns and cities, where once-nomadic humans stayed put – it was spread as humans migrated and forced the migration of other people through the slave trade.
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Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 June 2024
The salted cod was introduced to the Caribbean via the triangular slave trade between Britain, West Africa and the Caribbean colonies in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The language originated as Africans and Europeans interacted during the slave trade, according to Smitherman.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
The family that founded Brown University made much of their money on the slave trade.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
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Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 June 2024
The salted cod was introduced to the Caribbean via the triangular slave trade between Britain, West Africa and the Caribbean colonies in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
The language originated as Africans and Europeans interacted during the slave trade, according to Smitherman.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
The family that founded Brown University made much of their money on the slave trade.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Slave trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slave%20trade. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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