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Du Bois</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Assorted Non Fiction</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker30@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d06eaed9709fa1fef83d8124f19f4549.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>The suppression of the African slave trade is intricately linked to its origins, the institution of American slavery, and the sweeping colonial policies of the eighteenth century. This complex interplay makes it difficult to tackle the subject without...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The suppression of the African slave trade is intricately linked to its origins, the institution of American slavery, and the sweeping colonial policies of the eighteenth century. This complex interplay makes it difficult to tackle the subject without falling into superficiality or overly narrow viewpoints. 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