Slavery for Africans
A) originated with the massive trans-Atlantic slave trade.
B) originated with the introduction of Islam to the continent.
C) was the consequence of European colonialism.
D) had always been part of the continent's societies and cultures.
E) resulted from the Asia-Africa trade.

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Slavery existed in Africa long before the arrival of Europeans or the trans-Atlantic slave trade, with various societies across the continent practicing forms of slavery and servitude. These practices were part of the social, economic, and political fabric of many African societies, differing significantly in nature and scale from the chattel slavery that would later be associated with the trans-Atlantic slave trade.