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Cell P1020291

Tore in the cell were the slaves were kept before sold on the market. There could be up to 50 people kept together in this small rookm.

The Zanzibar slave market was the main hub for shipping slaves to the east. This slave trade via Zanzibar started with the portuguese and was taken over by the Omani.

The Zanzibar slave market was finally closed in June 1873 by enforcement of the british.

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Uploaded on November 3, 2012
Taken on July 10, 2012