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History of Zanzibar's slave trade
palace on the harbour, Zanzibar East African slave market in the port of Zanzibar, engraving from Harper's Weekly. The city was infamous for its trade in slaves, having some 7,000 slaves sold annually by the 1860s.
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History of Zanzibar's slave trade
An overview of the African slave trade, with a discussion of Zanzibar.
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Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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palace on the harbour, Zanzibar
The former sultan's palace, facing the harbour at Zanzibar, Tanzania.
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East African slave market in the port of Zanzibar, engraving from Harper's Weekly....
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