Timewatch Season 16 Episode 12 The African Trade 1997
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Transatlantic slavery was responsible for the largest long-distance forced migration in history. Europeans did not venture into the interior of Africa until after abolition, so how did approximately 12 million Africans fall into their clutches? Timewatch delves into history and finds that, contrary to popular belief, most of the business was conducted by black slave merchants trading on the coast with Europeans. And slavery was a fact of life long before the transatlantic trade began. For centuries, Africa supplied eunuchs and wives to the Arab world, sacrificial victims to tyrants, and domestic labour.
- Released: 1997-11-25
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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2. Before Columbus 1997-03-04
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3. Secret Memories 1997-03-11
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4. The Boer War: The First Media War 1997-03-18
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5. Birth Story 1997-03-25
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6. Forgotten Allies 1997-04-01
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7. Back to the Iron Age 1997-04-18
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9. Lords of the Maya 1997-11-04
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10. Alison: A Personal History 1997-11-11
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11. The Gentlemen Spies 1997-11-18
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12. The African Trade 1997-11-25
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13. Lenin's Secret Files 1997-12-02
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14. Remember the Ugandan Asians 1997-12-09
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15. In Search of Cleopatra 1997-12-16
