Early Modern Slavery (1500-1900)
As the Renaissance (a period of renewed interest in learning) began to sweep Western Europe around 1450, the practice of slavery began to change. A pivotal event was the arrival of fourteen African slaves in Portugal in 1441. The slaves had been captured in the interior by other...
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