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slave trade

–noun
the business or process of procuring, transporting, and selling slaves, esp. black Africans to the New World prior to the mid-19th century.

Origin:
1725–35
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slave trade  
n.  Traffic in slaves.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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