Between 1525 and 1866, 12.5 million Africans were shipped to North America, the Caribbean and South America, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. There were recorded protests by West African chiefs and traders after the abolition of slave trade. There were dozens of known African slave traders who had sold thousands of people to European slave merchants. Most of these traders continued selling slaves despite the ban while others used the slaves to work on plantations in Africa. We highlight some of the notorious African slave traders who played active roles in the transatlantic slave trade.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 27, 2018 20:48 UTC