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So I was doing research on my TL:Romans in the New World (yes once again shameless advertising :D)

I was wondering the implications of a New World that did not need slaves and hence a much smaller slave trade in Africa. Specifically the demographic development of Africa given the pretense of no European slave trade.

Personally I believe that it would improve African demographics, tribes and kingdoms would not try enslaving people as hard through both warfare and law. I consider the slave trade's and its implications the chief reason the Sub-Saharan population was stagnate for around 2 centuries. European encroachment would be harder with more indigenous population and decolonization would affect fewer areas.

So what are your thoughts?
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