Problem
Read the five pages of the course reading below all the way through to get the general picture. Then go back and try to find as many examples as you can of the uses and value of slave labor in central Africa at this time. What kinds of work did slaves do? List all examples, even if the same kind of work was done in several places -- include all of them. Use your list as a basic reference to writing an extended answer to this question about the work of slaves in 19th C. central Africa.
Describe the importance of slave labor in central Africa during the 19th century. Cite your examples as evidence. Then explain clearly how valuable the labor of slaves was to those who owned them. This point is critical for understanding the historical conditions and context in Africa before the onset of colonial conquests.