I was doing some research on cultures and how superior cultures often enslave inferior cultures and came across this interesting article on the origins of the large slave trade in the U.S. and Europe in the 18 and 19 centuries. Turns out most of the enslavement was by other Africans who profited greatly from the slave trade. These African tribes enslaved other tribes and sold them. They happily did it and grossly mistreated many of their brothers of the same race. They did not see it as a race issue, though. They saw them as other tribes and if they could make some money off of them they would. Many more people died than were actually enslaved as they were marched in yokes and ropes to seaport points.Whites were far from innocent. There was high demand for slaves and it came, for the most part, from Europe. The Africans on the other hand gladly supplied the need for profit. Africa is a huge continent and the European traders came with ships, guns and money. They did not have the time or resources to go traipsing through Africa to trap slaves. Below is a link to the article and info on the author Sheldon Stern.
I disagree with the timing of his decision.
I am not judging him however I am drawing conclusions.