What roles did slaves play in African societies?
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Slavery was widely practiced in Africa long before the arrival of the Portuguese. Slaves were taken as spoils of war by rival tribes, though some slaves were eventually absorbed into the societies that held them. After 1600, slaves were needed to meet the demand for labor in the Americas to cultivate the highly profitable sugar plantations. With the value of slaves increasing, Africans would raid neighboring territories in order to obtain slaves.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)