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The West African region was organized into a series of powerful states and kingdoms as early as 3000 B.C. That region was called Wagadu-Nok. In fact, that region's people migrated from what was a drying Sahara.
According to legend (and possibley true as well) as early as 15,000 B.C., an advanced neolithic empire called the Zingh Empire headed by the legendary 'Tyru Afriku' ruled a vast area from Senegal all the way to India. Tyru planed the red-black-green standard all over the territory.
At that time, the Sahara was wet, fertile and green. There was horticulture in the Sahara and there were two powerful cultures. One was the Black Anu (related to the Tibbou, Anuak, East Africans and Indo-Negroids of India. The other group were the tall, robust Negroid people related to the Mandinga and a number of Niger-Congo (Manding-Congo) and Niger-Kordofan (Niger-Cush) people in Africa today.
As the Sahara began to dry, a great wave of people migrated in all directions. Some moved into Central Africa, some into Egypt/Nile, some into THE AMERICAS ( see http://originalblacksofamericabeforecolumbus.blogspot.com also see 'Susu Economics," and "A History of the African-Olmecs," pub. by http://www.AuthorHouse.com 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, Indiana 47403 USA -- and http://www.myspace.com/bestsellingbooks http://www.myspace.com/bestsellersbooks )
THE GREAT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE PREHISTORIC SAHARA
The prehistoric Africans of the once 'wet' and fertile Sahara are the innovaters of global civilization. In fact, when examining the linguistic connection, major languages like Manding-Cush gave rise to Afro-Asiatic as well as languages in Europe, Austric languages, Chinese, South Indian languages, some American Indian languages, some Japanese, Tagalog and some Australian dialects (See, 'The Tamana Phonomena' by Dr. Vamos Thoth (University of Hawaii).
Clearly the language factor show that these languages came from a CORE LANGUAGE THAT BEGAN IN THE SAHARA CALLED 'Manding-Cush.' See, "A History of the African-Olmecs," pub. by http://www.AuthorHouse.com
Old drawings, paintings and artifacts also show that the red and black pottery styles, the boomerang, the peni-sheaf (worn by men in New Guinea Highlands), the bow and arrow, the atlatl, the use of red ocre for body paint and protection against insects, the use of more advanced tools and weapons (see Semliki River finds - "Susu and Susunomics," pub. by iUniverse.com -), language, clothing -- ALL BEGAN IN THE SAHARA.
Although there was a prehistoric migration of Africans into Asia about 100,000 years ago, many other migrations took place afterwards up to about 2000 BC, when Africans and Melanesians traded in bananas and other crops, (see Ben Tangghama, Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister's comment, "The Black Untouchables of India," by VT Rajshekar, Runoko Rashidi, YN Kly; pub. by Clarity Press also see http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/runoko.html ).
Therefore, the cultures of West Africa were invaded by the Moroccans and others about 1500 A.D. The Portugese and others followed. That is when slavery became 'business' in West Africa. That is when Dahomy/Benin became a militaristic nation (with amazon bodyguard warriors to protect the king from his male rivals, because he feared the men would dipose him by force).
THE GREAT SLAVE REBELLION OF THE ZANJ (AFRICANS) IN 800'S A.D. IRAQ
While slavery occurred in West Africa from the 1500's to the late 1800's - A LARGE SLAVE TRADE ALSO OCCURRED IN EAST AFRICA FROM THE 700'S TO THE 1900'S.
There is actual documentation on how slavery was imposed on the Kingdom of Nubia. The Nubians were the first victims of slavery as a means of 'tribute' even after they (the Nubians) defeated the Arab forces. Emperor Kalydosos of Nubia soundly defeated the Arabs, however, in order to stop further incursions into Nubia, 'bakt' or tribute including captives (usually prisoners of war) was part of the agreement.
After that, Middle Easterners from the north of Sudan began to trade in African slaves. However, one of the biggest slave rebellions before the Haitian revolution of 1805, was the Rebellion of the Zanj. The term Zanj means 'Africans' or East Africans (as in Zanzibar). The Zanj were composed of Africans from all parts of Africa, but a very large number were prisoners-of-war.
They rebelled in Southern Iraq for about fifteen years and defeated every Arab army sent again them. They build a capital city called Moktarra in the area near Basra (Southern Iraq) and held it for a long time.
The rebellion was crushed when all the Arab armies in all their colonies in Northern Africa were called to crush the rebellion.
After the rebellion was crushed, slavery of Africans in the form of plantation slaver was stopped in places like Iraq. However, domestic slavery continued (see more about African civilizations in Mesopotamia -- "Susu Economics: The History of Pan-African Trade, Commerce, Money and Wealth," pub. by AuthorHouse.com 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, Indiana 47403, USA.)
Slavery is said to continue in parts of the Middle East today. The term 'Abed' is used in some former slave-taking nations to refer to Blacks. That term is still used in parts of North-East Africa under foreign religious and cultural domination.
In fact some people still think slavery exists in parts of East Africa ( see http://www.sudanforum.com )
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