Arab slavery had already begun in Africa more than 700 years before the European transatlantic slave trade.
The slave trade began when the Arabs invaded North Africa for the first time in the 7th century AD.
The first Arab entry into Africa was through Egypt.
An Arab military general named General Amir Aben Alas invaded Egypt in December 639 AD.
Amir had successfully conquered Egypt and went ahead and conquered other places such as Tunisia and western Libya.
Once these areas had been completely conquered by the Arabs, they imposed tributes of 360 slaves in all regions they occupied and controlled.
With this slave trade in Africa, North Africans were controlled by their Arab slave masters and their identity were changed.
Remember that every time you see a modern Egyptian claim to be of North African origin,..stay tune for complete article soon.
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