Quote by Henry Louis Gates

The sad truth is that without complex business partnerships between African elites and European traders and commercial agents, the slave trade to the New World would have been impossible, at least on the scale it occurred.

The sad truth is that without complex business partnerships

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This quote suggests that the slave trade would not have been possible without the collaboration between African elites and European traders. It highlights the complex business partnerships that existed, emphasizing that without them, the slave trade would have been difficult to execute, particularly on such a large scale. This implies that complicity and economic interests played a significant role in perpetuating the inhumane trade of enslaved people to the New World.

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