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Years That Changed History: 1776

Summary

Travel to the lands of West Africa in 1776 and look into the geopolitical conditions, shifting power bases, and ongoing wars that surrounded and facilitated the trade in humans. Discover the extraordinary case of Abdul Qadir Kan, reluctant ruler of the kingdom of Futa Toro, who succeeded in abolishing slave trading in his domains, refusing bribes and blockading European slavers during his reign.

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