The '''slave trade''' refers to the buying and selling of [[slaves]] and was common in the ancient world, especially within the [[Roman Empire]]. Although white enslavement of black Africans declined during the early [[Middle Ages]], the slave trade along with slavery itself still go on.
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The '''slave trade''' refers to the buying and selling of [[slaves]] and was common in the ancient world, especially within the [[Roman Empire]] and Arabia. Although white enslavement of black Africans declined during the early [[Middle Ages]], the slave trade along with slavery itself still go on in Islamic and Arab countries like [[Mauritania]] and the [[Gulf States]].<ref>http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13067</ref>