Academic research and publication on indigenous slavery in Ghana and in Africa more widely have not received attention commensurate with the importance of the phenomenon: the history of indigenous slavery; which existed long before the trans-Atlantic slave trade; has been a marginal topic in documented historical studies on Ghana. Yet its weighty historical; and contemporary relevance inside and outside Africa is undisputed. This book begins to redress this neglect. Drawing on sources including oral data from so-called slave descendants; cultural sites and trade routes; court records and colonial government reports; it presents historical and cultural analysis which aims to enhance historical knowledge and understanding of indigenous slavery. The author further intends to provide a holistic view of the indigenous institution of slavery as a formative factor in the social; political and economic development of pre- colonial Ghana.
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