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Buying and selling of '''[[slaves]]''' was common in the ancient world, especialy within the [[Roman Empire]], but declined during the early [[Middle Ages]].

Buying and selling of '''[[slaves]]''' was common in the ancient world, especialy within the [[Roman Empire]], but declined during the early [[Middle Ages]].

The '''slave trade''' recommenced in 1455 in [[Africa]]. The [[Pope]] gave justification to enslave non-[[Christians]] in a [[papal bull]]. It became an important part of Africa's economy. It did not come to an end until 1800-1865 with the work of Christians; [[William Wilberforce]] and [[John Wesley]]. The [[United States]] passed the [[13th Amendment]] in response to it.

The '''slave trade''' recommenced in 1455 in [[Africa]]. The [[Pope]] gave justification to enslave non-[[Christians]] in a [[papal bull]].{{fact}} It became an important part of Africa's economy. It did not come to an end until 1800-1865 with the work of Christians; [[William Wilberforce]] and [[John Wesley]]. The [[United States]] passed the [[13th Amendment]] in response to it.

{{quotation|The "slave trade" was preeminently neither a trade nor an activity initiated by the victims. It was not merely a mechanism to answer the labor needs of the Americas and the Caribbean but an example of deep moral and ethical failing that relied upon the belief of white [[racial superiority]] to sustain it.<ref>  

{{quotation|The "slave trade" was preeminently neither a trade nor an activity initiated by the victims. It was not merely a mechanism to answer the labor needs of the Americas and the Caribbean but an example of deep moral and ethical failing that relied upon the belief of white [[racial superiority]] to sustain it.<ref>