African kings were actively involved in acquiring and sales of slaves to the Portuguese and British slave traders to enrich themselves. E.g. African prisoners of war and criminals were sold into slavery.
This documentary also raises the question how slaves were treated. Were all slaves only and always treated cruel and inhumane? Perhaps not, because slaves were supposed to produce profitable products.
A question that rarely comes up in regards to Western slavery is what would have been the lives like had slaves in the Americas not become slaves?
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