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Wallpaper - The bombardment of Algiers, global slave trading hub, 27 August 1816
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uploader: Anon
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Date: December 04, 2024 08:57AM

Britain's Royal Navy and the Dutch Navy bombed the port city as it was the hub of slavery at the time. Whilst this didn't end the slave trade straight away, it began its decline.