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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Avee: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by KING: [qb] Any time I read about how "Tame" the Arab slave trade was, I just have to shake my head. The Arabs did all manner of evils against the Africans, yet all we hear about is the European slave trade Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yaVcKAWccU Stop trying to downplay the Arab slave trade. Peace [/qb][/QUOTE]I tired of hearing of Arabs walking into African and capturing docile Africans by the millions. I don't know about west Africa but as far as(east Africa) my country(Uganda) it was the kings who sold prisoners of war to Arab slave traders in exchange for arms. Uganda had three kingdoms fight each other over teritory and dorminance. The stories goes that when the arabs introduced the gun to the King of Buganda he test it on one of his subjects. He ordered one of his men to stand some distance off and shot him dead. The King convinced he would have an upper hand to his enemies traded guns for some his people. Later on raids into areas occupied by their enemies netted them people to sell in exchange guns and other goods. Tribes that did not sell their people were not touched by slavery. The masai for example occupied a huge part of Kenya and northern tanzania and were known for their warrior armies. Arabs traders paid duty to pass through masai territory. Africans should be blamed for selling their people into slavery. No Arabs armies invaded Africa and captured people. Am sure there were isolated cases, along the way, were arabs aided by some somalis raided isolated homes and took families. Somalis were often guides to Arabs when they ventured the interrior of Kenya. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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