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The Slave Trade in Senegambia: French, Wolof, and the Forts of Goree
This episode shifts focus to the Senegambia region, a major source of enslaved Africans for the Atlantic trade, yet often overshadowed by the Bights of Benin and Biafra. Lucas and Luna explore the role of the Wolof and Fula kingdoms, the French slave trade from Saint-Louis and Gorée Island, and the infamous 'House of Slaves' door of no return. They discuss how regional politics—like the wars between the Wolof, Serer, and Fula—fed captives to European traders, and how the French Compagnie du Sénégal operated. The episode also examines the fate of enslaved Senegambians in the…
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