Summary: The African Slave Trade
white slave trade was an unmerciful and callous act, just like its counterpart African slave trade. Although,the white slave trade was not as much publicized. The Mediterranean region was downright seized in order to execute the trade.
Slavery dates back to being one of the most primordial trades known to man. Slavery was a primitive act practiced in order to prove supremacy. It was a legally recognized system. The slaves were traded across vivid regions and made to work with or without any payment. They no rights or opinions and were forced to stay under unfavorable and difficult conditions. Over the years, slavery has been repeatedly linked to the African slave trade. The African slave trade has received a lot of surveillance and focus. …show more content…
The Europeans finally decided to fight back against the corsairs and put a permanent end to slavery. The unification of USA and several European countries lead to an even more powerful compact against enslavement. In 1911 eventually, the European government lead to political restriction of slave. In turn leading a ban on the Barbary slave trade.
So with the end of 19th century, slave trade as a practiced ended as well. With a restriction being implemented by the government. However, one cannot turn a blind eye towards how the slave trade is yet interlinked to our contemporary world. Although slavery was practiced in the ancient times it is still present in the modern era through the act of human trafficking. Slavery is no longer authorized anywhere in the world but human trafficking has replaced it. Human trafficking is not just a regional issue but an international …show more content…
The human traffic included people of all races and colors. Men are forced into hard labour and women are sexually exploited. “White slavery” was a propaganda term for the description of involuntary prostitution. The term was first used in 1876 as a result of action at the first international congress in Geneva sponsored by the British and Continental Federation for the Abolition of Government Regulation of Prostitution. After the end of world war 1, the league of nations started with the supervision of the implementation of traffic in women and children. The traffic was popularly called by the term “white slavery”. In 1933 the league moved to make traffic in adult women, as well as minors, for the purpose of prostitution a criminal
Slavery dates back to being one of the most primordial trades known to man. Slavery was a primitive act practiced in order to prove supremacy. It was a legally recognized system. The slaves were traded across vivid regions and made to work with or without any payment. They no rights or opinions and were forced to stay under unfavorable and difficult conditions. Over the years, slavery has been repeatedly linked to the African slave trade. The African slave trade has received a lot of surveillance and focus. …show more content…
The Europeans finally decided to fight back against the corsairs and put a permanent end to slavery. The unification of USA and several European countries lead to an even more powerful compact against enslavement. In 1911 eventually, the European government lead to political restriction of slave. In turn leading a ban on the Barbary slave trade.
So with the end of 19th century, slave trade as a practiced ended as well. With a restriction being implemented by the government. However, one cannot turn a blind eye towards how the slave trade is yet interlinked to our contemporary world. Although slavery was practiced in the ancient times it is still present in the modern era through the act of human trafficking. Slavery is no longer authorized anywhere in the world but human trafficking has replaced it. Human trafficking is not just a regional issue but an international …show more content…
The human traffic included people of all races and colors. Men are forced into hard labour and women are sexually exploited. “White slavery” was a propaganda term for the description of involuntary prostitution. The term was first used in 1876 as a result of action at the first international congress in Geneva sponsored by the British and Continental Federation for the Abolition of Government Regulation of Prostitution. After the end of world war 1, the league of nations started with the supervision of the implementation of traffic in women and children. The traffic was popularly called by the term “white slavery”. In 1933 the league moved to make traffic in adult women, as well as minors, for the purpose of prostitution a criminal