Indeed, part of the problem may be that even the Europeans (ya know, the ones who did the writing) didn't know where exactly the slaves were coming from. They knew they were buying them from coastal Africans, but they weren't witnessing the slaves' capture.
Indeed, part of the problem may be that even the Europeans (ya know, the ones who did the writing) didn't know where exactly the slaves were coming from. They knew they were buying them from coastal Africans, but they weren't witnessing the slaves' capture.