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The African Resistance: Why the Slave Trade Failed to Conquer Africa
While much of Fexingo History has explored the mechanics of the Middle Passage and the brutal economies of the Americas, this episode shifts focus inward to the continent itself. We examine why the transatlantic slave trade never achieved total conquest of West and Central Africa, a phenomenon driven by formidable indigenous military states like the Asante Empire, the Kingdom of Dahomey, and the Sokoto Caliphate. Lucas and Luna discuss the technological adaptations, such as the adoption of firearms and new tactical formations, that allowed African polities to resist European coastal pressure…
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