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West African societies were transformed by the slave trade, even in regions where few slaves were exported. While many books have been written on the import and export trade and on warrior predation, Dr Searing's concern is with the effects of the Atlantic slave trade on the societies of the Senegal river valley in the eighteenth century. He shows that the growth of the Atlantic trade stimulated the development of slavery within West Africa. Slaves worked as seamen in the river and coasting trades, produced surplus grain to feed slaves in transit, and sometimes came to hold pivotal positions in the political structure of the coastal kingdoms of Senegambia. This local slave system had far-reaching consequences, leading to religious protest and slave rebellions. The changes in agricultural production fostered an ecological crisis.

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The period from 1700 to 1860 brought dramatic changes to the societies of the Lower Senegal. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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African history: c 1500 to c 1900
Distributive industries
Modern period, c 1500 onwards
West Africa
Africa - General
Anthropology - Cultural
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Renaissance
Senegal
Slave-trade
Slavery
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