Slave Traffic (Noun)
Meaning
Traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The abolitionists sought to bring an end to the heinous practice of slave traffic, which had devastated communities and caused unimaginable suffering.
- During the 18th century, European powers controlled a significant portion of the global slave traffic, reaping vast profits from the sale and transportation of enslaved Africans.
- In an attempt to halt the flow of new enslaved Africans to the colonies, several American states moved to outlaw slave traffic by the mid-18th century.
- Quakers in North America emerged as a significant voice in condemning slave traffic, circulating powerful treatises on its injustices throughout their colonies.
- Strong sanctions imposed on international shipping dramatically stifled slave traffic as numerous colonial authorities strictly monitored international transport from suspected port-to-port stops across three oceans