Africa and the Indian Ocean Slave Trade
8th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the role of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the slave trade.
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The Indian Ocean slave trade involved the trafficking of an estimated 4 million enslaved Africans to territories across the Indian Ocean.
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Enslaved African men often worked in security, construction, mining, administration, and the military.
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Today, an estimated 25,000 to 60,000 people of African descent live in India and are referred to as the Siddhi.
