They did not enter the interior of sub Saharan Africa for the reasons I expressed.
They were trading Slavs.. can't you read?
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Slaves on the Silk Road
This guest post is published in conjunction with the annual meeting of the World History Association taking place June 21-23 in Milwaukee. It originally appeared on Silk Road Digressions, author Susan Whitfield’s blog on the geography, history, archaeology, artefacts and archives of the Silk Road. V
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